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Russell Group admissions head keeps ‘beady eye’ on report’s claims

The emphasis in a new report on bright but disadvantaged students needing to take facilitating subjects at A level…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools ‘shun’ languages to boost league tables

Schools may be discouraging lower-ability pupils from taking languages at GCSE so they do not slip in league tables,…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools warn of job cuts as costs rise and budgets dip

School leaders are struggling to balance the books as looming hikes in national insurance and pension contributions become a…

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Nicky Phillips
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The teacher car-to-work campaign picks up speed

Teachers at maintained schools could soon join their academy counterparts in the fast lane after the government signalled its…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Academy plans in front line of Norwich battles

Growing unrest over plans to turn two failing Norwich schools into academies could become “key” battle lines in neighbouring…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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EAL: How London’s pupils are winning the postcode lottery

Students arriving in schools without fluent English can thrive, but it depends where they live and how their schools…

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Nicky Phillips


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Ukip keeps schtum on plans to deny school places to immigrant children

The UK Independence Party (Ukip) this week remained tight-lipped about a policy to deny free state education to immigrants’…

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Nicky Phillips
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Education must not be “sacrificed on altar of deficit”, union chief will today warn

Austerity measures putting a squeeze on school budgets must not result in children’s education being sacrificed, the president of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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West London Free School leaders plan ‘academically rigorous’ school in Oxford

Two assistant headteachers from Toby Young’s West London Free School are planning a free school in Oxford. Laura Mathews…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Exam board chief: Time to consider allowing mobile phones and laptops in exams

Assessment should be “liberated from the straitjacket of pen and paper” with pupils allowed to use smart phones and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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EXCLUSIVE: Grey Coat school apologises for donation ‘confusion’

A top state school has apologised to parents after Schools Week exclusively revealed their admissions letter appeared to breach…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Pupil who designed new £1 coin was encouraged by his teacher

A Walsall teenager told by his teacher about a competition to design the “tails” side of the new £1…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford