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Urgent action needed to save MFL from ‘extinction’, claims expert

GCSE entries to modern foreign languages continued to fall this year, in a dropoff that could even see some...

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Alix Robertson
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Heads unhappy with lack of government reassurance on new GCSEs

School leaders want “public acknowledgement” of the challenges this year’s reformed GCSEs have presented to teachers and pupils, but...

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Alix Robertson
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EBacc improves pupils’ chances of studying A-levels

Studying subjects in the English Baccalaureate increases the likelihood that a student will stay on at school and sit...

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Alix Robertson
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Small school sixth form judicial review costs taxpayer £76,000

A legal challenge brought against the Department for Education over the opening of a small-school sixth form has cost...

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Alix Robertson
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A-levels 2017: Top science grades take a tumble

There was a sharp fall in top grades for science A-levels this year, following significant reforms to their content....

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Alix Robertson
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Headteachers struggling to find time for training

Headteachers are missing out on training opportunities because of funding shortages and heavy workloads, according to research commissioned by...

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Alix Robertson
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New ‘careers leader’ apprenticeship for school staff proposed

Middle leaders in schools could be trained to deliver careers advice through a proposed new apprenticeship. The teacher training...

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Alix Robertson
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A-level maths is more useful for top university places than private school

Taking maths at A-level is more helpful for landing a place at a Russell Group university than studying at...

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Alix Robertson
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Academy trust fights on to pick its own feeder schools

A multi-academy trust will keep fighting to give pupils who attended its own primaries priority admission to its flagship...

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Alix Robertson