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New guidance urges schools to look out for sexual harassment ‘online and offline’

The Department for Education has published new guidance for schools on how to deal with sexual harassment and violence...

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Alix Robertson
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GCSE grade changes increase by 52% – mostly due to GCSE English

The number of GCSE grades changed at a marking review this year has increased by 52 per cent, with...

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Alix Robertson
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Ofqual reports on difficulty of new ‘fat maths’ GCSEs

Ofqual has analysed the difficulty of the new maths GCSEs, as part of its 2017 summer exam series report, and...

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Alix Robertson
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Sixth formers to move to site of UTC that never opened

An £8 million site that was purpose-built for a University Technical College that never opened will finally be brought...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Ofsted: More challenging KS2 SATs are leaving poorer pupils behind

Harder key stage 2 SATs have resulted in a wider attainment gap between children on free meals and their...

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Alix Robertson
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Takeovers and brand new academies – King’s Group is laying its foundations in England

An academy trust founded by a private firm that runs schools in Europe and the Americas will take over...

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Alix Robertson
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Calls to boycott new baseline assessment trials – which won’t even start until 2019

Schools and parents are being encouraged to boycott trials of a new reception baseline assessment, two years before it...

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Alix Robertson
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EEF seeks schools for ‘rapid-marking’ and handwriting trials

The Education Endowment Foundation is looking for around 500 schools throughout England to take part in four new trials...

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Alix Robertson
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Exam special consideration requests up 19%

Ofqual has reported a dramatic 19 per cent rise in the number of requests for special consideration in the...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson