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Exam boards told to rewrite GCSE maths papers following difficulty row

The qualifications watchdog has told exam boards to rewrite parts of their GCSE maths exam papers following the row over…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Number of pupils missing school rises slightly, new figures show

Pupils have missed 800,000 more days this autumn term compared to last year as school absence rates crept up….

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Sophie Scott
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Three Ofsted inspections into free schools published in election run-up – compared to 10 last year

Only three Ofsted inspections into free schools were published in the run up to the election – compared to…

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Sophie Scott
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Property website lets home hunters check schools’ Ofsted ratings

Property website Rightmove has added a resource on its website to allow people to easily find the Ofsted result…

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Sophie Scott
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‘Coasting schools’ are not defined by their Ofsted grade, and 6 other things we learned from Nicky Morgan

In the first ever Schools Week webinar, education secretary Nicky Morgan told us more about her future plans.  …

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Graham Stuart to step down from education select committee

After eight years in post, Graham Stuart has said that he will not be putting his name forward to…

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Sophie Scott


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Schools Week editor interviews education secretary, Nicky Morgan – audio recording

On Monday, May 18, Schools Week editor Laura McInerney interviewed the education secretary, Nicky Morgan (audio recording available below)….

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Nick Linford
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Suffolk County Council “too slow” in improving education, Ofsted says

A local authority has been criticised by Ofsted for damaging relationships with headteachers during its plan to improve education…

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Sophie Scott
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Flags designed by primary school pupils fly in Parliament Square

Flags designed by 79 primary school children to represent their local communities are flying in Westminster in the week…

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Sophie Scott
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Nicky Morgan: Academies are a ‘better kind’ of school than local authority ones

Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show this morning, education secretary Nicky Morgan agreed that academies are a ‘better kind’…

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Nick Linford
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Girls shun ‘geeky’ computing AS-levels

New figures have revealed stark gender divides in certain AS and A-level subjects. But while the well-publicised gaps in…

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Nicky Phillips
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Westminster’s newest schools sector MPs

Former teachers, a schools inspector and the chair of governors at a free school are among the new MPs…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips