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Silent tears as Leonie remembers a fallen soldier

John Dickens joins a group of 52 pupils from Ormiston academies on a visit to the battlefields of the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Major firms shelve ‘approved’ A-level lists

Fears that some A-level pupils are discriminated against in the workplace because of their subject choices may prove unfounded…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Free school pulls the plug as site search fails

A “chaotic” search for free school sites in a north London borough has ended with a proposed school for…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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EXCLUSIVE: Exam overhauls ‘force’ Cambridge to plan entry tests

– University consults on bringing back own entrance test after 29 years – ‘What I hear is a lot…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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It’s not what you play, it’s how long you do it for. . .

Children who play computer games for more than three hours a day are more likely to be hyperactive, not…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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First-choice primary school places increase in many areas despite ‘places crisis’

More families have got offers for their preferred primary school in many areas across the country, despite warnings of a places…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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100,000 pupils in classes of more than 30, Labour claims

More than 100,000 children are studying in primary school classes with more than the statutory maximum of 30 pupils, Labour…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Lib Dems Education Pledges: the complete list

The Liberal Democrat Party launched their manifesto this morning. Here is the complete list of education pledges.   Driving…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Lib Dems pledge to fund extra teachers with education spend at least £2.5bn bigger than rivals

A Liberal Democrat government would put a qualified teacher in every classroom and expand early years education while budgeting…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Black Country UTC to shut as student numbers fail to increase and Ofsted sees lack of improvement

Student numbers, financial challenges, staffing capacity and a second consecutive Ofsted inspection blow were said to be behind plans…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Conservatives pledge more free childcare but funding shortfall looms

Concerns over a funding shortfall for early years providers have been raised after the Conservatives announced today they would…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Conservative Education Pledges: the complete list

The Conservative Party launched their manifesto this morning. Here is the complete list of education pledges. In a section…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford