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Durand Academy head Sir Greg Martin retires

The executive headteacher of an academy whose trust is under investigation for potential financial mismanagement has retired. Sir Greg…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Nine in 10 school leaders oppose compulsory English Baccalaureate

Just one in ten school leaders are supportive of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) changes, a union survey has found….

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Curtain closing on school theatre trips

Trips to the theatre have been taken off the timetable by schools struggling to balance their budgets, concerned drama…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Schools should be fined if pupils don’t achieve Cs in English and maths, says new Policy Exchange report

Schools should be fined for each pupil failing to achieve a C grade in maths or English, with money…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Schools facing extra pressures to curb admission cheats

Concerns have been raised about the extra burden falling on headteachers as they try to thwart parents from fiddling…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Academy chains and social enterprises face ‘apprenticeship tax’ as government rules out charity exemption

Large academy chains, exam boards and other education sector charities will have to pay the new apprenticeship levy, the government has…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Role review for regional schools commissioners if Education Bill passes

The government will review whether regional schools commissioners (RSCs) should still be judged on how many schools they turn…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

Pupils score top grades on teacher-assessed speaking and listening tests

More pupils scored the top mark on speaking and listening GCSE English tests this year compared to any other…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Exam results, News

Language GCSE numbers continue to decline

Fewer pupils are taking foreign languages GCSEs than last year, figures show. Data released by the Joint Council for…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

“Significant drop” in top grades for GCSE science as entries rise

The number of pupils taking science at GCSE has increased by nearly four per cent – but overall science…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

Free school disappoints with 28% GCSE rate

An education trust is launching an external review after less than a third of pupils at one of its…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

GCSE Maths 2015: Has there been a big drop in scores?

Something is apparently amiss with maths. Several school leaders raised concerns in the past 24 hours with Schools Week…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford