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Coasting schools bill scrutiny committee branded a “mess”

Education experts and MPs have complained after receiving the first official definition of a coasting school at 10pm last…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Coasting Schools Definition: The Nerdy Details

The official definition for a ‘coasting school’ has been revealed today. This matters because schools defined as coasting are…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Coasting school definition revealed by Nicky Morgan

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has today unveiled the criteria for what makes a “coasting school” as part of the…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Pupil Premium has “significant potential” but it’s too early to judge, report finds

Pupil premium funding has the potential to spark significant improvements for disadvantaged learners, a report has found. But the…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Teenager admits stabbing supply teacher at Dixon Kings Academy

A teenager at a Bradford school who stabbed his supply teacher has admitted grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent….

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Morgan: We’re working hard on a national fair funding formula, but it won’t be ready for at least two years

The education secretary has reassured school leaders her department is doing all it can to bring in a national…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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Trojan Horse report “undermines” government efforts to tackle extremism, DfE says

The Department for Education (DfE) has said an education select committee report into its actions in response to allegations…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Schools minister defends GCSE grade changes after exam chief challenge

School reform minister Nick Gibb has rebuffed claims from an exam chief that new GCSEs changes will put more…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Overseas teachers would ease recruitment crisis, says former superhead

A former superhead has called for the government to bring back an overseas teacher training programme amid concerns non-European…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Dylan Wiliam urges teachers to use a variety of learning preferences

The battle over whether or not teachers ought to use “learning styles” in the classroom took a new turn…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Education Bill: the school clauses explained

Education secretary Nicky Morgan carried out a second reading of the Education and Adoption Bill in Parliament on Monday, here…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Rise in male STIs prompts call for school LGBT sex education

An “alarming” increase in the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among gay men shows that school education about…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips