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Most UTCs half empty as pupil numbers dwindle

Most established university technical colleges (UTCs) are still more than half empty, a Schools Week analysis reveals. And nearly...

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Ofsted removes date from new ‘good’ logo – but why?

Ofsted has removed the dates of inspection from revamped promotional logos for good and outstanding schools, but has denied...

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Billy Camden
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Teacher trainers told they can recruit 25% more trainees

The government has made the unprecedented decision to allow teacher training providers to recruit an extra 25 per cent...

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Billy Camden
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Schools urged to coincide inset days with elections

Schools are being urged to reschedule inset days to coincide with planned elections in order to reduce “unnecessary” school...

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Billy Camden
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Ethnic minority teachers given less challenging responsibilities because of their skin colour, research finds

Racism is “not discussed enough in schools”, a union leader has claimed, after new research found Black, Asian and...

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Greening: Schools will not need to track ‘ordinary working families’

Schools will not have to identify which pupils come from “ordinary working families”, Justine Greening has confirmed. The education...

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A UTC that outsourced teaching says government knew about deal

A specialist vocational school that outsourced its teaching has been handed a financial notice to improve, although it says...

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Billy Camden
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English A-level applications drop 35% due to new ‘harder’ GCSEs

Schools and colleges are bracing themselves for a “significant” drop in English and maths A-level entries this year as...

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Half of heads unaware of National Reference Test, and 5 more findings from Ofqual perception data

The exams regulator Ofqual has today released the results of its annual survey on the perception of GCSEs, A-levels,...

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Billy Camden