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Focus on improvement not on becoming academy, Ofsted warns school

A school has been told by Ofsted that it is “too focused” on becoming an academy – resulting in…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Pupils will get two chances to resit legacy GCSEs, Ofqual announces

Ofqual has announced today that pupils who miss out on a C grade in English or maths GCSE this summer…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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‘Gaming’ row flares up again over PiXL Club’s advice for schools to use three-day ICT ‘GCSE’

A row over the use of a controversial fast-track ICT qualification that can be taught in just three days…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Shan Scott appointed as new chief schools adjudicator

Long-serving civil servant Shan Scott is to become England’s new chief schools adjudicator, Nicky Morgan has announced. The education…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Schools under fire for ‘weak’ careers advice and poor data sharing for high-needs pupils

Schools are giving high-needs pupils “weak” information about their post-16 options and failing to provide sufficient information about pupils…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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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