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Admission appeals 2014-15: The 7 key points

The Department for Education (DfE) has this morning put out figures on the number of admissions appeals for the…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Coach new secondary pupils to tackle low self-esteem

Schools should work with year 7 pupils to coach them to be more confident, says an expert, as a…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Grindon Hall free school making ‘reasonable progress’ after British values concerns

A free school rated inadequate by Ofsted after concerns were raised about its teaching of “British values” has been…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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MPs launch inquiry into Holocaust education in schools

The education select committee has launched an inquiry into Holocaust education. A spokesperson for the committee, now chaired by…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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AET saves £1m by moving school computer system into cloud

The country’s largest academy chain will save almost £1 million from moving its ICT services to a “cloud-based” service….

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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More than 30 academies ask permission to employ unqualified teachers

More than 30 academies have been given approval to employ unqualified teachers, despite opening before restrictions were lifted. Free…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Skills Show organisers Find a Future appoint new chief executive

Skills Show organisers Find a Future has appointed Dr Neil Bentley as its new chief executive, it has been…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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New shadow education frontbench team unveiled

Labour has unveiled its full shadow education frontbench team, including some familiar faces. Here’s the low-down on them all….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Examiners are more generous during re-marks, study finds

Examiners are more generous when they re-mark GCSE and A-level papers immediately after the summer results, a talk by…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools stretch rules by pressuring parents into making donations

A leading secondary school that asked parents for cash earlier this year appears to have again stretched the rules…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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School food plan campaign group urged heads to sign infant free meals letter

A letter published in a national newspaper calling for the government to continue funding free school meals for infants…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Eye tests in special schools are a must, says sight loss charity

Special educational needs teachers have welcomed calls from a national disability charity for the introduction of free eye tests…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips