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Institute of Education merges with UCL

The country’s only university solely for education research and teacher training is to merge with University College London (UCL)….

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Missed teacher training targets ‘storing up trouble’

Concerns have been raised about efforts to train sufficient numbers of teachers after figures were released showing that the…

Philip Nye
Philip Nye
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Banned head takes DfE to High Court for right to appeal

A banned headteacher has taken the Department for Education to High Court in a bid to overturn a decision…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Inspections reveal Ofsted’s approach to British values in wake of ‘Trojan Horse’

Snap inspections in the past two months have shed light on Ofsted’s approach to inspecting “British values”. In a…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Survey finds cutting costs a ‘major priority’ for more than half of school leaders

Cutting costs is the major issue facing school leaders, new research released today shows. An annual survey of headteachers,…

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Nicky Phillips
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Ofsted publishes outcomes for 35 no-notice inspections following ‘Trojan Horse’ revelations

Twenty three schools have seen a fall in their inspection rating after being hit with a no-notice inspection from Ofsted…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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MPs call for action claiming too many nursery children fall behind in maths

Politicians are calling for a “positive maths drive” as they say too many pre-schools and nurseries are failing to…

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Nicky Phillips
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Labour to end ‘£700m’ private school subsidy unless state partnership conditions are met

The Labour party would change the law to end ‘generous state subsidies’ for private schools that do not partner with state schools, says…

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Nicky Phillips
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Grammar schools should not be ‘taboo’ says Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson today called for more grammar schools at The Mayor’s Education Conference. Speaking at City Hall, the Mayor…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted raises safeguarding concerns at six independent faith schools in Tower Hamlets

Six independent Muslim faith schools have also been hit with “serious concerns” from Ofsted over the safeguarding of their…

Philip Nye
Philip Nye
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Outstanding Tower Hamlets school downgraded over ‘extremism’ failings

A Church of England secondary school has been rated inadequate – down from outstanding – after Ofsted found that…

Philip Nye
Philip Nye
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Selective schools are not what this country needs, says Clegg

The deputy prime minister has spoken out against the creation of “new” grammar schools following two councils’ moves to…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips