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Grammar schools green paper reveals government selective education expansion plan

The government has released its green paper outlining plans to allow new grammar schools to open along with other...

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Complaints lodged against schools triple in 3 years

The Department for Education (DfE) has been hit with an alarming rise in complaints made against schools, with the...

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Billy Camden
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Imposter students are sitting 11-plus entrance exams

Imposters are taking the 11-plus entrance exam to get children into competitive grammar schools, claims a former headteacher. The...

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Billy Camden
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First step of teaching apprenticeships signed off

A group of schools hoping to create a fully vocational pathway to qualified teacher status (QTS) has passed its...

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Billy Camden
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Ofsted and Ofqual seek top calibre candidates for chair position

Ofsted and Ofqual have begun their quests to fill empty chairmanships as both face unsteady times as new chief...

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Billy Camden
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Grammar schools expand even without new schools

Grammar schools have been increasing their intake for years even without the government legally lifting the ban on them...

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Billy Camden
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Admission appeals: The key points

The Department for Education (DfE) has this morning put out figures on the number of admissions appeals for the...

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Billy Camden
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Prioritising poorer pupils could help lift grammar ban

Grammar schools that prioritise free school meal pupils in their admissions policy could be used to prove that lifting...

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Billy Camden
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Booming private tuition stretches attainment gap

The burgeoning private tuition market, now worth up to £2 billion a year, is stretching the attainment gap between...

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Billy Camden