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Ofsted rejects plans to monitor schools via social media

Ofsted will not use information posted on social media by pupils and parents to identify schools in need of...

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Lack of tech in exams is denying pupils their ‘normal way of working’

Pupils taking exams are being denied access to their “normal way of working” because the use of technology has...

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Ofsted inspectors enter hijab row school

Ofsted has begun an inspection of a school at the centre of a row over its decision to ban younger...

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WCAT: Outwood Grange confirmed as sponsor for six schools

The Department for Education has confirmed that Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) will take on six schools given up...

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NAHT: Mental health proposals shouldn’t be a ‘stick to beat schools’

New proposals to improve mental health support for pupils risk becoming “another stick to beat schools leaders with”, according...

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Alix Robertson
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A deep dive into Progress 8 and disadvantage

The Department for Education released its revised GCSE results for the 2016-17 exams on January 25, and Schools Week...

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How Progress 8 disguises grammar school pupils’ true performance

Grammar school pupils are not making as much progress as official figures suggest, according to new research into the...

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Alix Robertson
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Warrington UTC enrages neighbouring schools by ‘poaching’ pupils

A university technical college in Cheshire has infuriated local schools after it invited its 2018 intake to start this...

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Wild disparity between PISA tests taken on paper and PC

Pupils taking international aptitude tests have scored much worse since organisers switched from paper exams to a computer-based system...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson