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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…

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Nick Linford
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Budget reveals measures for reducing ‘back-office’ spend in schools

While chancellor George Osborne failed to mention education in his budget speech, the full report includes measures for reducing…

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Nick Linford
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Experience of Priority Schools Building Programme “really has been painful” says London head

An evidence session of the education select committee into the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP) heard claims from a…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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Confidence in Ofsted ‘undermined’ by Trojan Horse investigations

Confidence in Ofsted has been undermined and needs to be restored, according to the Education Select Committee’s latest report…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Trojan Horse investigations led to ‘crisis and confusion’

Conducting multiple inquiries into concerns about Birmingham’s so-called ‘Trojan Horse’ plot led to “a sense of crisis and confusion”,…

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Nick Linford
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King’s Leadership Academy is national winner of character education awards

A Warrington free school which issues passports to its pupils to log the success of character education has been…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Next government should split Ofsted in two and prioritise accountability of primaries – education committee

The next government should reconsider splitting Ofsted in two and prioritise increased accountability in the primary school sector, the…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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ASCL calls for national fair funding formula to reduce gap between local authorities

A call is being made for the introduction of a national fair funding formula as analysis by the Association…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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School budget protection and pupil premium among Clegg’s ‘proudest moments’

The introduction of the pupil premium and protection of the schools budget are among Nick Clegg’s “proudest moments” in…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford