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More men are training to be primary school teachers, research shows

More men are training to be primary school teachers but fewer are entering secondary schools, new analysis reveals. The…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Teachers prepare to march against all-out academisation as petitions pass 100,000

A swell of uprising is growing against the government’s plan to turn all schools into academies with petitions reaching…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Compulsory longer day for year 11 as school pushes for GCSE results

As schools battle to avoid a “mad dash” of revision and catch-up sessions, one London boys’ school has extended…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Outwood Grange chief: ‘No takeover of School Partnership Trust expected’

The chief of a high-flying multi-academy trust has insisted his chain is not eyeing up takeovers after forming a…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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New Ofqual chief admits needing ‘months’ to grasp qualifications

Ofqual’s new chief regulator has admitted it could take her “months” to understand the qualifications and assessment system. Sally…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Small school closures force family to look for FIFTH school

Small schools are closing as they face increasingly harsh financial environments, leaving one Devon family having to move their…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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3,500 more language teachers needed for EBacc to work

Nearly 3,500 extra language teachers must be found to meet the government’s demand that modern foreign languages are included…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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£19m spent on failed vocational schools for 14 year olds

The government spent at least £19 million opening university technical colleges and studio schools that closed within four years,…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Academy chains defend ‘golden handshakes’ of up to £50k for staff dismissals

Academy chains have defended paying out £1.6 million on “golden handshakes” to staff after taking over struggling schools, writes…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools White Paper Podcast: What it means, chapter-by-chapter

Yesterday the government revealed its first major policy document on school reform for six years. Schools Week and Policy Exchange…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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EXCLUSIVE: Future of PGCE in jeopardy as providers ‘unable to plan’ for numbers

Four in five university teacher training providers are questioning their future viability after changes have left them “unable to…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools may be forced to pay conversion costs

Schools could have to dig into their own pockets to pay the legal costs of conversion after Chancellor George…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips