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New study to examine if governors can be assessed on performance

The Department for Education is looking into whether it can measure the performance of governors, it has been announced….

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Regional Commissioners will represent schools in post-16 government reviews

Regional schools commissioners will act as the voice of all school sixth forms in a government review of post-16…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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The future of England’s school system: 9 things we learned from today’s Westminster Education Forum

Some of the most powerful figures in education got together in the same room today to debate the future…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Pupils treated after fainting during remembrance assembly at Outwood Academy in Ripon, Yorkshire

Up to 40 pupils at an academy in Yorkshire have been treated for signs of sickness after a number of them collapsed in…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Michael Wilshaw: Pupils in illegal schools face ‘significant risk of harm’ but closure powers are ‘inadequate’

Arrangements for closing down unregistered schools are “inadequate” and too many children remain “at significant risk of harm”, Sir…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofqual: Late entries to GCSEs rise slightly but A-levels at five-year low

Ofqual has this morning published figures on the number of late GCSE and AS/A-level entries for this summer’s exam…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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‘Bring back grammar schools,’ Siemens boss tells Nicky Morgan

England should open more grammar schools, the UK chief executive of Siemens has told Nicky Morgan. Juergen Maier, who…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Teachers compete to write textbook activities in best countries

State-prescribed textbooks do not have to be oppressive and could be created by teachers competing to get their best…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Trojan Horse teachers deny all charges at NCTL hearings

Ten teachers have appeared at disciplinary hearings over allegations of professional misconduct in schools linked to the Trojan Horse…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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EBacc not affecting arts says government – but Design & Technology missing from figures

Schools will be able to excuse up to 10 per cent of pupils from studying the full slate of…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Half of all radicalisation referrals now come from schools, exclusive figures reveal

Teachers are making “knee-jerk” referrals of pupils they feel may be at risk of radicalisation because they are afraid…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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LGA: Allow local authorities to ‘sponsor’ failing schools

The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for the government to allow local authorities to intervene in underperforming schools….

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott