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Schools could be judged Ofsted inadequate if face veils hinder teaching

Schools could be judged inadequate by the education watchdog if they do not ban pupils or staff from wearing…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Sir Michael Wilshaw: Headteachers have a duty to train their own replacements

Sir Michael Wilshaw has told headteachers it is their duty to stave off a recruitment crisis by training their…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Pearson won’t rule out exams staff cuts after announcing 4,000 global redundancies

Job losses among Pearson’s UK exams staff have not been ruled-out as the company prepares to cut 10 per…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Delayed micro:bit computers will reach teachers after half term, BBC confirms

Teachers will have to wait until after half term to get hold of the BBC’s new micro:bit coding computers,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Schools forced to pay for computers under old PFI

Schools tied in to ICT contracts as part of their Building Schools for the Future (BSF) makeovers now must…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Government plans will force large schools to employ apprentices

Schools have been named in a consultation document as one of the public sector organisations likely to have to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Schools will be legally forced to let apprenticeship providers advertise in schools

Schools will be legally forced to let colleges and apprenticeship providers talk to pupils about the opportunities they can…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Nicky Morgan: Schools must consult on admissions every 4 years

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has announced a package of school admissions reforms, including a reduction in the time between…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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How do you pronounce ‘cear’? Funny phonics leaves blogger baffled

Parents and professionals have been left baffled by a list of nonsensical words in a phonics book with no…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Government report reveals dire free school stats in south west England

Fears about the quality of free schools in some parts of England have been raised after government statistics showed…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Cross-party MPs recommend more teacher training on Holocaust lessons

A cross-party committee of MPs has warned the government that too few history teachers are being trained to teach lessons…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Schools ‘manipulate’ predicted grades, leading head claims

The head of Watford Grammar School for Girls said she would let girls “choose” their predicted A-level grades if…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips