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Scheme soldiers on

Expanding a scheme that encourages former soldiers and other service personnel to train as teachers only “scratches the surface”…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Government shuns reports’ advice

The government has rejected recommendations made in the aftermath of the Trojan horse scandal that school governors be restricted…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Class size cap: it already exists, say Conservatives

A Labour party pledge to cap class sizes in infant years has “collapsed” – because it is already in…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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DfE releases details of latest free school applications

Click here for graphs The Department of Education (DfE) has released details of the most recent wave of 148…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Baseline test providers face a punishing deadline

Each of the six providers approved by the Standards and Testing Agency to deliver the new reception baseline tests…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Admissions must change, Durand told

Durand Academy in south London has been told it has to stop giving preferential primary school places to children…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Conference calls for education to go to the top of the class

Teachers and leaders joined union representatives at a day-long event in London at the weekend to discuss the future…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Association criticises ‘misleading’ research on boarding schools

French research claims that boarding schools are disruptive and do not guarantee better results for disadvantaged children have been…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Labour pledges to protect education – but won’t say who gets what (yet)

Labour this week promised to protect the overall education budget if elected this May. But any decision on whether…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Revisions published for final reformed GCSE and A levels following consultation

Revisions have today (Thursday, February 12) been published to the subject content for the final set of reformed GCSE…

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop
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Ed Miliband pledges to protect ‘overall’ education budget, including 16 to 19 funding

A Labour government will ringfence the entire education budget including for early years and 16 to 19-year-olds, Ed Miliband…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government pledges £1.6 billion to support creation of new school places

The government has today (Thursday, February 12) announced £1.6 billion of capital funding to support the creation of new…

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop