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Purdah puts brakes on help for failing schools

Failing schools will have to meet a “public interest test” before getting government help when purdah kicks in next…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Low pupil numbers force Oasis to close academy

The sponsors of Oasis Academy Hextable in Kent say their plans to shut the school because of low pupil…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Mental illness and schools: No data collected on children since 2004 hampers planning

In a five-part series, Schools Week is exploring the way vulnerable groups of learners have been treated under the…

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Nicky Phillips
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Mother told to keep her autistic son at home during inspection

A secondary school in Wiltshire that allegedly asked the mother of an autistic pupil to keep her son at…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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UCAS to include EU universities

Students won’t see a profusion of EU universities appearing on the UCAS university application database this year, despite being…

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Nicky Phillips
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Teacher wins battle to publish observation notes

A teacher has successfully published Ofsted’s observation notes of a lesson following a lengthy battle between the inspectorate, the…

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Nicky Phillips


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Cleverest classrooms have neutral walls with just a ‘splash of colour’

Paint your classroom walls taupe, grey or white with just a “splash of occasional colour” and learning will improve,…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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New reports call for moral values to be put at the heart of education

Teachers need more help to stop moral character being squeezed out of children’s education, reports have suggested. Two new…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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How to use TAs more effectively

School leaders are being urged to review the roles of teaching assistants (TAs) to ensure they are not being…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Exclusive: ‘God designed the solar system,’ says worksheet

Durham Free School: homework was ‘isolated incident’ Morgan announces on Wednesday that school will close Durham Free School will…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Coalition schools eat up extra portion of free school meals cash

The Department for Education has defended its decision to give almost three-quarters of an additional £16.3 million for universal…

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Nicky Phillips
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School leaders back compulsory sex education as bill heads for second reading

More than nine in ten school leaders agree that sex and relationships education (SRE) should start in primary school…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott