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Neil Carmichael appointed new chair of education select committee

Conservative MP for Stroud Neil Carmichael has told Schools Week of his excitement at being appointed as the new…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Ambition for next five years is to ‘spread excellence’ in schools

Education secretary Nicky Morgan says her ambition for the next five years is “spreading the excellence in schools we’ve…

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Sophie Scott
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Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan calls for state education to be ‘constantly improved’

Former Daily Mirror editor and one-time Britain’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan has said it’s “imperative that standards of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Majority of school leaders would risk lower Ofsted ratings by not offering EBacc to all pupils

A survey of school leaders and teachers has shown they would not make the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) compulsory for…

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Sophie Scott
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Reading is first UTC to get coveted ‘outstanding’ grade

Reading’s University Technical College (UTC) has become the first in the country to be graded “outstanding” by Ofsted as…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Independent Academies Association goes into liquidation

The Independent Academies Association (IAA) has gone into liquidation citing changes in the academies’ landscape as one of the…

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Sophie Scott


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Regional School Commissioners handed power to choose sponsors for “failing” schools

Regional School Commissioners are to be given formal powers to find sponsors to take over “failing” maintained schools, it has been…

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Sophie Scott
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Nicky Morgan announces Tom Bennett as new ‘behaviour expert’

Nicky Morgan will today reveal plans to tackle pupil misbehaviour through the appointment of a new behaviour expert, Tom…

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Nick Linford
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Grade 5 will be the new, harder, GCSE pass rate

A 5 will be the new ‘pass’ grade when GCSEs switch to numbered grading, education secretary Nicky Morgan is…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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New Ofsted schools inspection headings confirmed as common inspection framework is launched

Plans to judge schools on the effectiveness of leadership and management, the quality of learning and assessment and pupils’…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofsted plan for ‘exceptional leader’ letters receives nervous reaction from heads

In a series of changes to Ofsted practices set out by Michael Wilshaw today, headteachers who are doing an…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Guide to the New Ofsted Reforms: Shorter inspections, ‘exceptional leaders’ and complaints scrutiny

Michael Wilshaw has announced a series of changes to Ofsted practices from September this year. It was already known…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford