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Lord Nash admits academies have been ‘untouchable’ due to funding agreement issues

Junior schools minister Lord Nash has admitted that early funding agreements have blocked the government from delivering “strong and…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Fair banding tests ‘exclude’ deprived pupils

Pupils from chaotic backgrounds face missing out on school places because they have to attend several secondary schools for…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools could get right to see marked GCSE papers as Ofqual consults on appeals process

Schools could get the right to request copies of marked GCSE exam papers as they consider appealing against marks,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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GCSE and A-level grade challenges soar as schools deal with ‘anxiety’ over accountability pressures

Schools submitted 121,000 more enquiries about GCSE and A-level grades this year than in 2014, a rise of 27 per cent….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Primary school league tables 2015: the ‘golden 28’ for key stage 2 SATs

Twenty-eight schools have overcome the odds and achieved the highest levels of progress and achievement for their disadvantaged pupils,…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Primary league tables 2015: schools ‘rise to the challenge’ in key stage 2 tests

The Department for Education (DfE) has today released this year’s performance tables for primary schools, based on this summer’s…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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Have tablet, will learn independently: An investigation into iPads in the classroom

Mobile, one-to-one technology – such as lightweight tablet computers and smartphones – have given new focus to the “independent…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Report reveals four in five school leaders face recruitment ‘problem’ as committee begins teacher supply inquiry

Almost four in five school leaders have reported a problem with recruitment, a survey by the National Association of…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government could challenge High Court ruling over religious GCSE row

The government could appeal against a High Court ruling that it made “false and misleading” claims about the new religious…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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‘Bedroom tax’ leaves pupils hungry and stressed, report finds

Children are being left hungry and stressed at school because of the government’s bedroom tax, a new study has…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Academies to be brought under ‘coasting schools’ legislation

Academies will be brought under new “coasting schools” legislation, the government has announced. Prime minister David Cameron has confirmed…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Religion should have the same importance as English and maths, new study claims

Teachers need to be as clued up on religion as they are on English and maths, a major new…

John Dickens
John Dickens