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Teachers fail to recognise ‘mild attention problems’

Children with mild attention problems are three months behind their peers when they leave primary school, according to a…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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95 academies have been ‘failing’ for 5 or more years, claims Labour MP

Nicky Morgan clashed with MPs over the extent of academy failures, during a hearing in parliament today. Labour MP…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Punish schools for A-level dropouts, says skills minister

Schools should be punished if they sign students up to inappropriate A-level courses that they later abandon, according to skills…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Exam boards must ‘prove’ GCSE equivalents are worthy

Ofqual has written to exam boards this week demanding proof their qualifications are up to scratch. The regulator has…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Cameron: Legislation to force schools to become academies will be in Queen’s Speech

Legislation to force all state schools in England to become academies will be announced in the Queen’s Speech, David…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Religious independent schools ‘actively undermining’ British values, Ofsted chief says

The schools’ inspectorate has accused religious independent schools of “actively undermining” fundamental British values, as a Luton school is…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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Parent council plans ‘rushed out’ after academy outcry

The government has been accused of rushing out its plan to create ‘parent councils’ as a response to the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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FactCheck: Do council maintained schools outperform academies?

A new analysis released today from the data experts at Watchsted has attempted to shed more light on how…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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No academies u-turn announcement as Morgan dodges questions

Questions about the future role of local authorities in schools went unanswered as Nicky Morgan faced a grilling from…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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‘Inexpensive’ phonics trial improves disadvantaged pupils’ literacy

An “inexpensive” trial policy improved all pupils’ literacy in the early years and had long-term effects on children who…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Wellington trials system aimed at identifying pupils vulnerable to ‘meltdown’

A prominent independent school could test and monitor all of its pupils to identify those vulnerable to ‘meltdown’ after…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Purdah rules could delay decisions on academies

The academy conversion process is likely to slow as pre-election purdah rules restrain civil servants from signing new funding…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips