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Number of girls not in education, employment or training rises by 6,000 in 12 months

  The number of 16 to 17-year-old girls not in education, employment or training (Neet) has risen by 6,000…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Price does not impact exam choice as report shows schools switch to Pearson

Pearson is increasing its hold on the market in choice by schools for qualifications, a report by Ofqual released…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Assessment Without Levels Commission: Nick Gibb leads hunt for new primary assessment solutions

Concerns over new detailed performance descriptors have led the Government to set up a new commission to review how…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Durham Free School funding to be terminated on March 27

Durham Free School will have its funding terminated at the end of this term, the Department for Education (DfE)…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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DfE Character Awards: full list of winners

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has announced the 21 schools and six charities receiving £15,000 in recognition of their work…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Syria Schoolgirls: Morgan writes to Principal of Bethnal Green Academy

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has offered hopes and prayers for the “safe return” of three girls believed to have…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Design of primary classrooms can boost pupil progress by 16 per cent

Learning progress in primary school pupils can be boosted by up to 16 per cent in a single year…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Laws announces ‘exceptional’ middle leaders secondment plan

“Exceptional” department, subject and year group heads from outstanding schools will be parachuted into challenging schools under plans to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Replace Ofsted with local inspection teams and ‘mutually agreed action plans’ – says new ATL report

Replacing Ofsted with a system of local inspection teams has been backed by the Association of Teachers (ATL) and…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Northamptonshire ease teacher concerns over ‘Next Generation Council’

Council bosses have moved to ease fears about changes in education provision amid plans to outsource all of a…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Labour will deny schools ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating if they fail on ‘creative and cultural’ curriculum

Schools will miss out on ‘outstanding’ Ofsted ratings if they fail to offer creative subjects and cultural opportunities under…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Labour pledges business leaders to help improve ‘slipping’ head teacher standards

Headteachers will benefit from business leader partnerships and a new ‘gold standard’ qualification – under new Labour plans to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford