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Free school blames EFA for early closure

More than 20 pupils face moving schools halfway through their GCSE studies after a free school in Stockport announced…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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How we should combat teacher cyberbullying

School professionals need to work together to combat cyberbullying of teachers, say two academics who have examined YouTube videos…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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DfE lets us look at register of board members’ interest

The Department for Education’s register of board members’ interests is not available on its website and is more than…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Aspirations Academies Trust ‘can’t cope’ with high pupil numbers

Aspirations Academies Trust is planning to reduce pupil numbers in two of its secondary schools, despite concerns from local…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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The day that one in six schools fell silent

– Education disrupted in up to 3,800 schools across the country as ballot boxes moved in – Many forced…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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NAHT gets its priorities in order

National free school meal data sharing, real-terms increases in education funding, money for mental health support and reviews of…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Data backs up head’s Ofsted fury

When executive headteacher Geoff Barton was told by an Ofsted inspector that his school’s behaviour grading was limited by its…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Parents of Croydon state school pupils unlawfully charged for literacy lessons will get refunds

Croydon Council says it will refund unlawful charges it imposed for literacy lessons to 32 primary children during school…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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“We should not specify what boys and girls wear” at school, says LGBT teacher trainer

Schools should adopt “gender neutral” uniforms to make them lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) friendly and inclusive, and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Eton College headmaster suggests boarding school bursaries for children of ‘squeezed middle’ families

Boarding schools should offer bursaries to “squeezed middle” families with incomes of £60-80,000 so they are not left out…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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LIVE: General election 2015

News, updates and pictures from the eve of the election through to the formation of a new government.

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Testing DfE Transparency – How easy is it to see the Register of Interests?

Were the Dead Sea Scrolls any easier to discover, I wonder? My setting was the more mundane headquarters of…

Ann McGauran
Ann McGauran