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Ofsted starts talks over more anti-extremism teacher training

Ofsted has started talks with teacher trainers to incorporate anti-radicalisation training into their courses amid concerns that teachers are…

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Criminal check needed for access to National Pupil Database

Researchers and businesses applying for access to the national pupil database may be “put off” by new rules demanding…

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Nicky Phillips
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Fall in GCSE and A level late entries cuts exam bill by £3.5m

Schools have continued to save money on exams, despite an increase in the number of late entrants, Schools Week…

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Birmingham’s Baverstock Academy receives warning over ‘financial irregularities’ and oversight ‘weaknesses’

Worries over financial irregularities, weaknesses in oversight and breaches in funding rules have led to a financial notice to…

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Nick Linford
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Northumberland council assigns nearly £10m to scrap middle schools

Four schools are set to close after local councillors voted to replace a town’s three-tier system with two tiers…

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Sophie Scott
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Bring back ICT as we know it, say teachers

Thousands of teachers have signed petitions to try to force education ministers to rethink scrapping GCSE and A-level ICT….

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Heads and governors conflict over who should influence schools policy

Governors and school leaders both believe they, and not the other, should be the biggest influence on school policy,…

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Nicky Phillips
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Leeds University tells pupils visit day attendance could affect place

A university’s request that pupils attend a visit day during term time or perhaps lessen their chances of a…

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Nicky Phillips
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The EBacc Effect: How different ability pupils are pushed to study different school subjects

In 2010 the government added a measure to school league tables. It signalled how many children studied a set…

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Nicky Phillips
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Special schools ‘invisible’ in teacher recruitment adverts – despite serious shortages

The government’s latest teacher recruitment advertisement could be independently investigated after more than 60 people made complaints. The Advertising…

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Nicky Phillips
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The academy trusts paid £850,000 to open schools – but never did

At least 17 academy trusts handed a slice of £7.2 million to take over struggling schools have yet to…

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Nicky Phillips
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Baseline assessment providers face ‘robustness’ check

Providers of the new baseline tests for reception children are to be subject to an independent study to ensure…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips