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Life after levels report finally published: the full list of recommendations

The government’s Commission on Assessment without Levels finally published its report today – nearly seven weeks after its scheduled…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Seven things we learned from Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw at education select committee

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw faced his first grilling today from the new education select committee. Here are…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ethnic minority pupils more likely to receive private tuition

Primary pupils from ethnic minority groups in the UK are more than twice as likely to receive private tuition outside school than their white…

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Nicky Phillips
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Charity wants parents to have power to sack headteachers

A charity has today called for a shake-up to the powers of regional schools commissioners (RSCs) to challenge poor…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Pupils told to behave for ‘success’ rather than ‘moral value’

Setting a clear moral purpose for pupils beyond the achievement of academic success could reduce the risk of students…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Six things Labour wants to change about the education and adoption bill

Labour have put forward a list of amendments they would like to see to the Conservative’s education and adoption…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Jeremy Corbyn’s new shadow education secretary Lucy Powell committed to ‘local oversight’ for schools

The new shadow education secretary Lucy Powell has outlined a commitment to “local oversight” and “raising aspirations for all…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Trinity free school: How many pupils do they have now?

After revealing last year that a new free school in south London had opened with only 17 pupils, Schools…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Lucy Powell: 10 facts about the new shadow education secretary

Lucy Powell has been confirmed as the new shadow education secretary.   Here’s what we know so far:  …

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Members of new behaviour expert group revealed: the full list

Schools minister Nick Gibb has today announced a team of behaviour experts to assist a review of how teachers are trained…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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IQ may mean achievement gap can never close

An academic researcher has suggested that academic achievement “gaps” between different groups of pupils cannot be closed as differences in…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Religious free schools lose out in latest application round

Fewer religious free schools are being approved by the Department for Education (DfE), shows an analysis of the latest…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips