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‘London effect’ due to improving primary schools, new report finds

The success of London schools is down to improvements in school quality rather than schemes such as the London…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Jeremy Corbyn commits Labour to making schools ‘accountable’ to councils

Labour will make all schools ‘accountable’ to councils, Jeremy Corbyn has announced. In his speech to his party’s conference…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government ‘committed’ to universal infant free school meals, Cameron confirms

Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed his government’s commitment to continuing to provide universal infant free school meals. The…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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RSCs are not inspectors, says consultant

A former government education policy adviser says that some regional school commissioners (RSCs) who visit schools under a “shadow…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Labour’s new shadow education secretary Lucy Powell sets out top 3 priorities

Labour’s new shadow education secretary Lucy Powell has used Schools Week’s fringe at her party’s conference in Brighton to…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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What do the statistics say about teacher shortages?

Every school leader struggling to recruit is facing his or her own crisis: empty classrooms require cover ­— and…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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DfE produces no data on achievement of service personnel children

The government produces no data on the educational outcomes of children of military service personnel, despite spending millions of…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Labour will ‘fiercely contest’ any move to revive grammar schools, says Powell

Any move to revive selective schools will be “fiercely contested” by Labour, Lucy Powell has said. The new shadow…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Fines for 6th forms which fail to teach English and maths to pupils who failed GCSEs halved

School sixth forms which failed to enrol learners without GCSE English and maths passes last year will not face…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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College of Teaching announces its 13 founding trustees

The College of Teaching has today announced the 13 people who will be its founding trustees and lead on…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Campaigners angry after Eton-sponsored free school given £500k ‘windfall’

A council facing a £6.6 million funding shortfall to meet demand for extra school places has come under fire…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools offered £1,900 for bringing ex-teachers back into the job

A government drive to recruit “returner teachers” solely to English Baccalaureate (EBacc) subjects will give schools up to £1,900…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips