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Primary schools receive £10k grants for improving phonics teaching

Primary schools that have shown “expertise” in teaching pupils to read will receive £10,000 to share their knowledge with…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Michael Wilshaw: Heads should report destination of all ‘deleted’ pupils

Headteachers should be legally required to establish and record the destination of pupils leaving the education system amid fears they could…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Special needs expert to lead review of low attaining pupils’ assessment

The government has launched a review into the accurate assessment of pupils with lower attainment. It will be headed…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Ofsted call for school-based nursery provision reveals ‘panic’ over places, claims expert

Ofsted’s renewed call for more places in school-based early years provision is a sign the watchdog is “panicking” over…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Education committee members who went to private school

At least three of the 11 members of the new education select committee attended fee-paying schools, broadly reflecting the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Education Bill 2015: The week in review

As the education and adoption bill crawls its way through the committee stage, Schools Week senior reporter Freddie Whittaker…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Ofsted brands Perry Beeches III free school ‘inadequate’

A free school in Birmingham has been dubbed inadequate and placed into special measures by Ofsted, just weeks after…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Wakefield academy trust praised in Ofsted’s third focused inspection report

An academy trust has been praised by Ofsted for “making a positive difference” for pupils. Wakefield City Academies Trust…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Free schools have three times more unqualified teachers than maintained schools

Free schools have triple the number of unqualified teachers in their classrooms compared to local authority-maintained schools. A total of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Education bill: What has happened so far?

The government must have the power to warn schools about performance and safety standards because “obstructive” councils “block the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Harpenden free school drops ‘free’ from its name

A primary school is taking the words “free school” out of its name to disassociate itself from politicisation of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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School budgets: It’s staff that will have to be cut next

The Conservative manifesto pledged to maintain per pupil funding across the lifetime of the next government. Given that other…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden