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Exam system shake-up is not ‘hot air’ warns government official

Exam boards have been warned by a government insider to take seriously plans for a drastic reform of the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Teenager sentenced for stabbing supply teacher at Bradford school

A teenager has been given an 11 year sentence after stabbing his supply teacher in a racially-motivated attack. The…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Teach First trainees to boost National Citizen Service ranks

Education charity Teach First is teaming up with the National Citizen Service (NCS) to expand the number of volunteers…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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OCR’s exam results near-miss: what went wrong?

Ofqual’s report into events at the exam board last summer which almost led to them failing to release A…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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OCR won’t face action over 2014 exam results near-miss

Exam board OCR will not face action over events which almost led to it failing to issue A level results…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Report calls for ‘special educational needs’ term to be scrapped

The government has today been urged to scrap the term ‘special educational needs’ in a new report which calls…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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Ofqual chief Glenys Stacey to stand down

Ofqual’s chief regulator Glenys Stacey has announced today she will leave her post when her five-year term ends in…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Kids Company school clubs to be saved by local councils

Local authorities have pledged to step in to save school services run by the Kids Company after the charity…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Andy Burnham pledges return of academies to local authority oversight

In his manifesto, Labour leadership contender and shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has pledged “a future with hope for all…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofqual: Exam boards on track to meet marking deadlines

Ofqual chief Glenys Stacey has reassured schools that exam boards are on course to meet their publishing deadlines –…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Inspiration Trust agrees to land restrictions as part of Hewett School takeover

The Inspiration Trust has been named as the new sponsor of Hewett School, with a legal agreement preventing it from…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Surge in entry to ‘traditional subjects’ as schools sign up to Ebacc

More pupils are being entered into ‘traditional’ subjects such as maths and science in response to the Ebacc, Ofqual…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott