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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
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Talented Leaders operator kept in dark about National Teacher Service plans

Plans to create a national teacher service to help under-performing schools struggling with recruitment have not been discussed with…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Government to review exams for 7-year-olds to establish ‘firm basis’ for calculating progress

The government will use a review of testing for 7-year-olds to make it easier to calculate progress to key stage…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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What do we know about the 5 academy chains set for £5m windfall to improve northern schools?

Five academy sponsors will be handed grants totalling nearly £5m to “drive up standards” in schools across the north of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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90 per cent EBacc enrolment pledge not a climb-down, government claims

The government’s new pledge that 90 per cent of pupils will study the full slate of EBacc subjects is…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Primary school tests ‘review’ – what we know so far

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has a big speech planned for tomorrow. Testing at primary level is definitely on the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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London schools at risk of losing academic success, charity warns

Waning recruitment figures and local authority oversight are putting the gains made in London schools at risk, an education…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Kent school that bought every pupil an iPad cautioned for “unacceptably low” standards

A school in Kent that spent £125,000 on iPads for all its pupils has been issued with a ‘pre-warning…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden