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Ofsted: England’s largest multi-academy trust is ‘failing too many pupils’

England’s largest multi-academy trust is failing too many pupils, with “mediocre” secondary academies, unacceptably low attendance and poor children…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Oxbridge access row erupts after Sutton Trust calls admissions ‘confusing and complex’

A war of words has broken out between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and a key charitable partner…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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University applications from 18-year-olds at all-time-high

The proportion of 18-year-olds applying to university has reached a record high while applications from 20 to 24-year-olds have declined,…

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Nick Linford
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DfE ends universal infant free meals small school support grant

The government has ended an annual £2,300 grant to help small infant schools fund free meals for their pupils…

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John Dickens
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One in three pupils believe it’s not safe to be openly gay, lesbian or bisexual in school

Almost a third of pupils believe it’s not safe to be openly gay, lesbian or bisexual at their school…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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It’s official: University of Cambridge to introduce admission tests

The University of Cambridge has told schools today it will introduce a “common format” admissions test. Pupils applying to…

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John Dickens


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Music and drama could become ‘preserve of elite’, new union boss claims

A new union boss has claimed music and drama could be squeezed out of school timetables because of the…

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John Dickens
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Social mobility report: Problems in coastal and rural communities challenge north-south divide

Social mobility problems are blighting England’s coastal and rural areas and wealthier regions too, a new report has found….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Hull school improvement ambitions praised by Ofsted, but GCSEs still ‘stubbornly low’

New ambitions for higher attainment in Hull have been “embraced” by council leaders but GCSE results remain “stubbornly low”,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Academy put on warning notice after asking for cash to balance budget

An academy has been given a financial notice to improve after asking for a cash advance from the government…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Conflict of interest warning over Regional Schools Commissioner advisors

Specialist contractors recruited by the government to help regional schools commissioners improve schools are facing questions over potential conflicts…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Nicky Morgan, Natasha Devon, Ken Robinson: Who made Debrett’s Top 500 as an education influencer?

Seven new education faces have been added to a list of the 500 most influential people in the country…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips