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Exclusive: Secondary sponsored academies four times more likely to remain Ofsted inadequate

New figures have cast further doubt on the government’s assertion that becoming an academy improves schools – revealing inadequate…

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Thousands more primary school pupils excluded after surge in classroom attacks

Thousands more primary school pupils are being temporarily excluded for attacking teachers and pupils, new figures have revealed today….

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DfE accuses exam board chief of “making excuses for lamentable failure” in marker shortage row

A war of words has broken out between an exam board chief and the Department for Education over claims…

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Southport MP John Pugh given Lib Dems’ education brief

The Liberal Democrats have appointed Southport MP John Pugh as their new education spokesperson. Former religious studies teacher Mr Pugh,…

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Nicky Morgan launches working groups to tackle teachers biggest concerns

Education secretary Nicky Morgan today announced three working groups to tackle concerns around teachers’ workload. Speaking at the Teach…

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Regional schools commissioner says more information will be shared about academy conversion decisions

Academy conversion decisions made behind closed doors by regional schools commissioners (RSCs) and their headteacher boards could be set…

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Leaked report claims schools are trying to recreate levels for new national curriculum

Schools are trying to recreate levels assessment systems based on the new national curriculum, a leaked version of a…

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Almost half of academies could be ‘coasting’, report warns

Almost half of all academies could fall within the government’s new “coasting” definition and three in four academy chains…

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Nick Linford
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Exclusive: Government to close NCTL’s flagship teacher training centre

The government’s flagship teacher training centre in Nottingham is to be closed and sold off. The National College for…

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Nick Linford
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Inspiration Trust forced to defend its suitability for school takeover after consultation finds majority of parents opposed

An academy chain has reiterated its intent to take over a school despite an independent consultation finding the “great…

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Targets off the table for pupil premium funding

The Department for Education’s (DfE) top civil servant has reassured teachers they will not have to meet targets over…

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Nick Gibb: We will save community languages from scrap heap

Schools minister Nick Gibb has today pledged to take action to save community language qualifications from the axe. Exam…

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