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New schools given extra respite from Ofsted inspections

New schools have been granted additional breathing space from Ofsted after the education watchdog announced today it will put…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academic hits out at free school ‘entrepreneurs’

An academic hit out at entrepreneurs “without a great deal of experience” opening free schools as opposed to the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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TeachFirst changes advertising after ‘nudge unit’ shows teachers prefer a challenge

Education charity Teach First has adapted its advertising techniques after a report discovered applicants were more likely to respond…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Links between College of Teaching and AstraZeneca ‘put to bed’

A major contributor to the proposed College of Teaching’s crowdfunding campaign has defended its £10,000 donation. In the week…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Councils triple number of investigations into fraudulent school applications

Investigations into cheating parents treble The number of investigations into suspected school admission frauds has nearly trebled in the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Top state schools accused of inflating results via less demanding A-levels

A free school support organisation has accused the “top 500” state schools of entering A-level pupils into subjects purely…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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Annual report on special needs shelved amid ‘chaotic reforms’

Special needs campaigners say the government is trying to mask the impact of its “rushed” reforms for special educational…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Nick Gibb: We are taking the teacher shortage seriously

Schools minister Nick Gibb has admitted there is an issue with teacher recruitment and retention which he says the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Nicky Morgan and David Cameron united on free school meals and grammar schools

– Education secretary backs prime minister ‘all the way’ on free school meals for infants –   No truth…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Government increases tax-free teacher training bursaries for Ebacc subjects

The government has today announced it will increase tax-free bursaries to encourage the “best and brightest” graduates into teacher…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Report reveals “widespread violations” of admissions code in faith schools

Hundreds of thousands of children may have been unlawfully denied a place at faith schools after “widespread violations” of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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‘No more free schools’, shadow education secretary Lucy Powell tells Labour Conference

There would be “no more free schools” under a future Labour government, Lucy Powell told her party conference as…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford