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Top state schools accused of inflating results via less demanding A-levels

A free school support organisation has accused the “top 500” state schools of entering A-level pupils into subjects purely…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Annual report on special needs shelved amid ‘chaotic reforms’

Special needs campaigners say the government is trying to mask the impact of its “rushed” reforms for special educational…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Nick Gibb: We are taking the teacher shortage seriously

Schools minister Nick Gibb has admitted there is an issue with teacher recruitment and retention which he says the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Nicky Morgan and David Cameron united on free school meals and grammar schools

– Education secretary backs prime minister ‘all the way’ on free school meals for infants –   No truth…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Government increases tax-free teacher training bursaries for Ebacc subjects

The government has today announced it will increase tax-free bursaries to encourage the “best and brightest” graduates into teacher…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Report reveals “widespread violations” of admissions code in faith schools

Hundreds of thousands of children may have been unlawfully denied a place at faith schools after “widespread violations” of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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‘No more free schools’, shadow education secretary Lucy Powell tells Labour Conference

There would be “no more free schools” under a future Labour government, Lucy Powell told her party conference as…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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‘London effect’ due to improving primary schools, new report finds

The success of London schools is down to improvements in school quality rather than schemes such as the London…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Jeremy Corbyn commits Labour to making schools ‘accountable’ to councils

Labour will make all schools ‘accountable’ to councils, Jeremy Corbyn has announced. In his speech to his party’s conference…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government ‘committed’ to universal infant free school meals, Cameron confirms

Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed his government’s commitment to continuing to provide universal infant free school meals. The…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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RSCs are not inspectors, says consultant

A former government education policy adviser says that some regional school commissioners (RSCs) who visit schools under a “shadow…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Labour’s new shadow education secretary Lucy Powell sets out top 3 priorities

Labour’s new shadow education secretary Lucy Powell has used Schools Week’s fringe at her party’s conference in Brighton to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford