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EEF: New trials launched to test school careers programmes

Two new Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) trials will test how different careers education programmes can boost teenagers’ motivation at...

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Public confused on grammars, research suggests

The public appears to be split about whether government plans to expand grammar schools should go ahead or not,...

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Unions demand ‘urgent reassurances’ on school fire safety after Grenfell blaze

Two education unions have joined with fire officers to demand “urgent reassurances” from Justine Greening about fire safety in...

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INVESTIGATION: Only 1 in 3 new schools has sprinklers – and ‘expectation’ to fit them due to be removed from DfE policy

The proportion of new schools being built with fire-preventing sprinklers has halved to just 35 per cent since 2010,...

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Racial hate crimes in schools surge in wake of Brexit

Schools across the country have experienced a surge in racial hate crimes in the aftermath of Brexit, new figures...

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BAME teachers need to be ‘endorsed’ by white people to get promotions

Black, Asian and minority ethnic teachers are not able to move into senior roles unless they are endorsed by...

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Education union membership drops to lowest point in a decade

Membership of education trade unions is at its lowest level in nearly a decade, amid a 10 per cent...

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Brexit fallout stunts recruitment for first ‘super-SCITT’

The country’s first “super” school-led scheme to train language teachers has been given the go-ahead by the government to...

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University technical colleges plan to switch recruitment age to 13

University technical colleges across the country are planning to recruit pupils a year before their standard 14 starting age...

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