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Safeguarding, fire safety and segregation: DfE releases 27 new private school warning notices

The government has published the latest batch of warning notices issued to underperforming private schools. Among other transgressions, it...

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George Osborne to be questioned about pupil disadvantage in the north

Former chancellor George Osborne will be questioned by the parliamentary education committee about the state of education and support...

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Alix Robertson
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Ofqual’s 2017 exam survey: the main findings

Fewer people understand how GCSEs work since the new 9 to 1 grading system came in. The exams regulator...

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Alix Robertson
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Computer science GCSE will be exam-only until 2020

Computer science GCSEs will continue to be assessed purely on exams until 2020 after tasks from the test were...

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Alix Robertson
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People are struggling to understand the new 9 to 1 GCSE grading system

Understanding of how GCSEs work dropped after the new 9 to 1 grading system came in. A survey of...

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Alix Robertson
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Academy autonomy ‘has no positive impact in the classroom’

Almost half of academy leaders believe that the extra autonomy granted to academies has no positive impact in the...

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Disadvantaged pupils’ maths attainment sees England fall behind

England needs to double the number of disadvantaged pupils who achieve the top GCSE grades in maths to catch...

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Alix Robertson
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Don’t boycott SATs, heads tell parents

Headteachers have warned parents not to take part in a planned boycott of this year’s SATs. The campaign group...

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One in three reception children aren’t ‘school ready’, warns Teach First

Nearly one in three children who start primary school in England at the age of five are not “school...

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Alix Robertson