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Children slowed down by ‘insufficient’ spelling, punctuation and grammar at secondary school, Wilshaw claims

Insufficient development of spelling, punctuation and grammar teaching is “slowing down” children when they get to secondary school, Sir…

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Term-time holidays could make pupils miss long division, warns minister

More flexibility on term-time holidays could result in pupils missing lessons on long division or Newton’s Third Law, Nick…

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Four things we learned from education questions

Nicky Morgan and her ministerial team just faced questions in the House of Commons. Here’s what we learned from…

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Nick Linford
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Physics A-level gender divide will take at least a century to close, academics warn

The gender divide in A-level physics will take another 100 years to close unless urgent action is taken, leading…

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John Dickens
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Schools ignoring official advice on uniforms

Schools are still insisting parents buy uniforms from exclusively appointed suppliers, despite government advice and a letter from the…

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Nick Linford
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Secrets of the best GCSE improvers in 2015

Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration. This is the message from local authorities in which GCSE results improved this summer. Last year,…

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Nick Linford


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Psychologist warns teachers not to use ‘bullycide’ videos

Stories about suicide should not be used in school anti-bullying campaigns because they risk giving a message to children…

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Nick Linford
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GCSE results dip in sponsor-led academies

GCSE results have dropped over the past two years in more than two in three established sponsor-led academies. Analysis…

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Nick Linford
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111 MPs write letter pressing for ‘national funding formula’

The government is facing pressure to introduce a “national funding formula” after 111 MPs wrote to David Cameron in…

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Nick Linford
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Ministers avoid tackling ‘holiday hunger’

Children’s minister Edward Timpson has been criticised for ignoring funding and policy changes needed to stop children going hungry…

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Nick Linford
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Commuting time tops list of what attracts teachers to job

A quick commute from home and having an influence on pupils’ learning are the two top job draws for…

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Government will double amount of teachers completing training in schools

The government will double the number of teachers completing their training in schools and speed-up reductions in university-based places,…

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Nick Linford