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Alternative provision school for ‘gifted’ pupils seeks riverside flat

A new alternative provision free school for 13 to 16-year-olds is calling its pupils “gifted” to shatter misconceptions about…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Government teacher recruitment schemes delayed again — fuelling further teacher shortage concerns

Three teaching recruitment schemes funded by the government have postponed their application deadlines at least twice, fuelling speculation that…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Departing regional schools commissioner Pank Patel to join inadequate-rated George Salter Academy

A regional schools commissioner has quit to become the new headteacher of an academy that was rated Ofsted inadequate…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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School sixth forms need 91% of pupils to complete A levels

School sixth forms will be expected to have 91 per cent of their pupils completing their courses, new government…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Exclusive: Government won’t release teachers’ pay report until after EU referendum

A key report from the body which recommends teachers’ pay will not be published until after the EU referendum,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Independent schools challenge twice as many exam results as state schools

Independent schools are more likely to challenge exam results than their state counterparts, Ofqual research shows. Analysis of enquiries…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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Pupils can bypass schools to request GCSE and A-level re-marks this summer, Ofqual announces

Individual pupils will be able to request re-marks of their GCSE and A-level exams directly, rather than having to…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Labour demands credit for controversial UTCs

The jury may be out on the success of the university technical college programme, but despite its ongoing financial…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Exam entries: AS-levels hold own despite reform, iGCSEs keep rising and finally some good EBacc news

Provisional figures for summer exam entries have been released today by qualifications watchdog Ofqual. In usual Schools Week-style, we’ve…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Weald of Kent grammar school “flouted” consultation rules over expansion bid

Nicky Morgan’s decision to allow a controversial grammar school expansion on a site nine miles away has again been…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Pace of maths GCSE reforms has led to 7-day working, subject leaders warn

New maths GCSEs are being introduced too quickly and are risking a “mess”, subject leaders today warned as one…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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REACH academy chain creates third arm to sponsor 15 schools

An academy chain has been given government permission to set up a third trust to sponsor 15 schools in…

John Dickens
John Dickens