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Private school defends against Cameron claim

A private school singled out by Prime Minister David Cameron in a speech this week has defended its record…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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The graph that should stop Cameron’s plan

– Data challenges Tory pledge to ‘takeover’ mediocre schools – Overlap in pupils’ performance between Ofsted grades The prime…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Aborted Croydon free school costs taxpayers £82,000

Four Conservative councillors behind plans to open a free school in south London that were scrapped at a cost…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Sharing resources: Sorry Mr President, we thought of it first

President Obama may have committed to promoting the use of open educational resources (OER), but Leicester got there first….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted fine-tunes inspection framework

Teaching unions have given a cautious welcome to Ofsted’s latest reforms that include new criteria across all inspections. From…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Reception baseline assessment providers set 10 per cent recruitment target

The Standards and Testing Agency has confirmed the six providers for reception baseline assessments, as it is revealed providers…

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop


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140 secondary schools given cash bonus as they qualify for 2015 Pupil Premium Awards

A total of 140 secondary schools will receive at least a £5,000 cash boost after being announced as  key…

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop
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Top primary school has exam results annulled after investigation

A London primary school which was previously labelled as the best in the country has seen its entire exam results…

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop
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NUT deputy general secretary “misrepresented the conclusions of the education committee”

The chair of the education select committee has written to deputy general secretary of the NUT Kevin Courtney accusing…

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop
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No ‘end’ to science practicals says exam regulator – in face of contrary claims

Ofqual’s chief regulator has defended the direction of its reforms to science practicals in the face of criticisms by…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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The new CPD: film lessons and train teachers to be coaches

Seventeen top heads have put their name to five proposals outlined in a report to help boost professional training…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Nicky Morgan asked to step aside from Durham Free School decision

A free school threatened with closure has asked education secretary Nicky Morgan to remove herself from the decision-making process…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott