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DfE ‘minded to terminate’ funding of Steiner Academy Exeter

A Steiner Academy in Exeter has been warned by the government that it is at risk of having its...

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Attainment 8 and progress 8: Which regions performed best?

Today the government has released the provisional GCSE results in England for 2017-18, which reveal the attainment 8 and progress...

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Warning over future of education research as number of postgrad students drops 10%

The “long term health” of education research in the UK is under threat by a decline in the number...

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A-level results 2018: Scores stable, but fewer students get top grades

The average point score per entry for A-levels, as a grade, remained stable at C+ this year, but the proportion...

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Minister’s £340k free schools flop revealed

A trust set up by a Conservative peer and former policy supremo of David Cameron was handed £340,000 for...

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Leaders should lift admin burden off staff, says academy trust boss

Multi-academy trust leaders must be prepared to make “ambitious and bold” changes to drive improvement, and should avoid burdening...

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Hinds wants school leaders’ ideas to improve MAT assessment

Education secretary Damian Hinds has called on school leaders to come forward with their views on how to better...

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Spielman to reveal new inspection judgment headings

Amanda Spielman will today announce planned new inspection judgment headings, as she suggests some teachers have been reduced to...

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Supportive letters boost national leader of education applications, study finds

School leaders who receive a letter of encouragement are more likely to both apply and get accepted to become...

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Alix Robertson