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Southern free schools dominate new list

Nick Timothy, director of the free school group New Schools Network, this week said the north needed more free…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Gove former advisor urges government to scrap PGCE fees

A former adviser to Michael Gove has urged the government to scrap tuition fees for trainee teachers and to…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Summer-born admissions change raises questions about post-16 costs

Plans announced this week to allow summer-born children to enter reception classes after their fifth birthday have been warmly…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Teaching assistant standards still delayed after six months

A review into the role of teaching assistants has been delayed by more than six months, with no date…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Zero-hours contracts increase in education sector

Nearly one in four businesses in the education sector employ staff on contracts without a minimum number of hours,…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Ofsted tells CfBT it grew too quickly

An academy trust previously barred from taking on any more schools has been told by Ofsted that its improvement…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Parents bankrupt after chase for fees end up in court

At least 68 parents are bankrupt after being chased for unpaid fees by a private education firm in charge…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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RSC quits to join minister’s academy chain

A regional schools commissioner (RSC) has been “poached” to join an academy chain set up by a government minister….

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Fabian Society proposes ‘national constitution’ for schools

A national constitution for schools has been proposed by the Fabian Society after research by the Labour-supporting think tank…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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OCR exam board chief Mark Dawe resigns

The chief executive of one of the country’s leading exam boards has resigned, it has been announced today. Mark…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Ofqual launches public consultation on 15 GCSE and A level subjects

Ofqual has launched a public consultation on the design and assessment of six GCSE and nine A level subjects…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Seven key points from Ofsted’s report into the effectiveness of Key Stage 3

Ofsted today released a report entitled “Key Stage 3 – the wasted years?“ looking at the effectiveness of secondary…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott