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Ofsted chief and “superheads” on the top 100 list of most influential Catholics

Chief inspector of schools Sir Michael Wilshaw and “superheads”  Dame Rachel de Souza and Martin Tissot are included on…

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Number of children calling ChildLine about exam stress rises by 200 per cent

Calls about exam stress to telephone counselling service ChildLine rose by 200 per cent in the last academic year,…

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Sophie Scott
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Prince Charles challenged teachers as “facilitators”, letters reveal

A private letter sent by Prince Charles to then Labour education secretary Charles Clarke described how the heir to…

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Sophie Scott
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New DfE minister u-turns over teachers being ‘forced’ to teach same-sex marriage

A Conservative MP who once expressed concerns that same-sex marriage legislation would force teachers to teach against their “religious…

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Familiar faces head up the DfE as reshuffle leaves department relatively untouched

David Cameron’s ministerial reshuffle has left the top team at the Department for Education relatively untouched. Nicky Morgan, Nick…

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Nick Linford
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Interim executive board finds £1m deficit in Lewisham school’s accounts

Leaders parachuted in to a school embroiled in a campaign to prevent it from becoming an academy have found…

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Teacher banned after telling pupils “Muslims worship the devil” in history lesson

A supply teacher has been banned from the classroom after telling an AS level class that “Muslims worship the…

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Gender gaps in A-level subjects: The full list

New figures have revealed stark gender gaps in pupils taking AS and A-level subjects including physics, computing and psychology. Ofsted has today published the…

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Sophie Scott
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Jack, Chloe or Smith? The most popular names for school children

The Department for Education today released a list of the 1,000 most popular names of school pupils according to…

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Sophie Scott
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DfE threatens High Court action if teachers discuss SATs content online

Teachers could face being taken to the High Court if they discuss the content of this week’s SATs exams…

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Far more new MPs went to comprehensive schools than those re-elected

Newly elected MPs were far more likely to have attended a comprehensive school than those that were re-elected, new…

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Nicky Morgan to stay on as education secretary as Gove moves to justice

Nicky Morgan will continue to serve as education secretary under the new Conservative majority government, David Cameron is expected…

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Nick Linford