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At last: Nicky Morgan’s definition (almost) of what is a coasting school

Schools will be defined as coasting based on performance over three years, and on their pupils’ progress, not simply…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools builder wins contract to refurbish new DfE offices

A construction company that lost its preferred contractor status for five London schools after failing to agree costs is…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Teachers offer internships to help their own kids get ahead

Teachers are offering work placements in their schools on a new website that lets parents swap internships for their…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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One in three disadvantaged schools struggling to recruit

More than a third of schools across the poorest regions are having to cover posts in science and maths…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Local authority starts consultation to merge schools amid academy fears

A local authority is proposing to merge two schools in what appears to be an attempt to stop one…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Schools switching to academies causes rise in uniform cost for parents

Parents have faced extra costs of new uniforms as schools convert to academies and an increasing number of schools…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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Park View Academy remains in special measures a year after Trojan Horse investigation

The head of the trust responsible for one of the schools in the “Trojan Horse” inspections in Birmingham says…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Oasis academy trust criticised by Ofsted in first ‘focused’ inspection

A multi-academy trust (MAT) has been criticised by Ofsted for its “legacy of weak challenge” in the first published…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Children as young as seven should learn about careers, says report launched by Boris Johnson

Children as young as seven should start learning about careers and gather a minimum of 100 hours experience of…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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David Hopkins, the man who “saved Chris Woodhead’s life”, pays tribute

Chris Woodhead was by any standard, one of the most influential educationalists of his generation. As a young teacher…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Conservative MP demands Government brings back funding for EAL learners

A Conservative MP has broken rank to demand the Government makes a U-turn on its decision to scrap dedicated…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Teacher training changes will pit providers against each other

Teacher training providers will be set against each other under new recruitment rules outlined by the National College of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott