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Labour to ‘reshape’ education bill with pro-devolution amendments

The Labour Party wants to shake up the new education and adoption bill by tabling a series of pro-devolution amendments….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Sir Chris Woodhead, ex-chief Ofsted inspector, dies aged 68

Former chief inspector of schools Sir Chris Woodhead, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2006, has died….

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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‘Significant number’ of overseas teachers at risk of being kicked out, warns NAHT

A new immigration rule could force non-EU teachers out of the UK, the head of the National Association of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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‘Inconsistency’ in Ofsted inspection outcomes in strict Orthodox Jewish schools, say humanists

Ofsted has come under fire from the British Humanist Association (BHA) for what it says is “a concerning level…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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London Oratory: Two months to revise admissions arrangements on religious selection

Flagship Catholic academy The London Oratory School has two months to revise its admission arrangements following a decision by…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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New Ofsted complaints ‘committees’ will have just two members

Ofsted’s newly announced scrutiny committees, which will review complaints about inspections, will comprise of a Her Majesty’s Inspector (HMI)…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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DfE runs ‘targeted’ consultation on academy rules

The Government has quietly launched a “targeted” consultation over plans to rewrite regulations that enabled a sole staff member…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Ofsted’s ‘double visits’ will extend into secondary schools

Ofsted plans to extend dual visits to secondary schools from September as a test of its new short inspections….

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Inspectors swoop into east London schools to check attendance data

Ofsted is visiting schools across Tower Hamlets in east London to scrutinise pupil attendance data as fears increase over…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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2,000 more MFL teachers needed for EBacc

Schools will have to find more than 2,000 “missing” teachers to meet the government’s demand for the inclusion of…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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The right to shun Christian worship already exists

Schools do not need to do a religious collective worship, a former chair of the national association for SACREs…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Grade changes mean up to a fifth of pupils will fail their GCSEs

Grades that once achieved a pass at GCSE will no longer count for up to a fifth of pupils…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips