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Exclusion guidance cancelled by Nick Gibb still not replaced after 10 months

Guidance on pupil exclusions that was withdrawn eight months ago has yet to be updated by the Department for…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Gibb scraps ICT GCSE and A-level after final discussions with competitors

The government announced its intention to scrap GCSE and A-level IT qualifications on the 11th page of a consultation…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Government ‘wants to go further’ than £390m on fairer school funding – minister

The government wants to go “further” than existing £390m annual “fairer funding” grants for schools following the spending review, Sam Gyimah…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ten key findings from new research into how well schools are using their pupil premium cash

The Department for Education has today published a hefty 146-page research report into the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. The…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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New study finds state school pupils do better at university

A new study published today has found state school pupils are more likely to do better at university than…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Independent schools struggle with recruitment too – and other lessons from the Future of the Independent School Sector conference

This morning more than 100 people from independent, and state, schools gathered to discuss the future of the independent…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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Four things we learned from MPs’ grilling of Regional Schools Commissioners

The education select committee has just finished a hearing with Regional Schools Commissioners Dr Tim Coulson, Dominic Herrington and…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government to scrap GCSE and A-level ICT qualifications

GCSE and A-level information communication technology (ICT) will be scrapped as part of the government’s qualifications reforms, it has…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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More pupils are requesting extra time in exams – and 4 other things we learned from Ofqual’s new data

As exams get tougher will we see more pupils requesting extra time? New data from Ofqual suggests that could…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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“Figures blunder” over degree success of state school pupils

An influential body has been criticised for a figures “blunder” in a report that claimed state school pupils go…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Teachers need support to meet national curriculum literacy demands, claims National Literacy Trust

Greater support is needed for teachers to meet the literacy requirements demanded by the new national curriculum, a report…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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What to expect from Nicky Morgan’s big Policy Exchange speech

Nicky Morgan will make a series of policy announcements during a speech to the Policy Exchange think tank tomorrow….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford