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Late A-level entries drop to lowest rate in a decade

The proportion of A-level and AS-level entries made late by schools has dropped to the lowest level in at...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Lib Dem manifesto: More SEND funding, no more EBacc and gender neutral school uniforms pledged

The Liberal Democrats will halve the amount schools pay towards high needs provision, abolish the EBacc and force all...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Lib Dems pledge to boost teacher numbers by 20,000

The Liberal Democrats will pledge to increase teacher numbers in English schools by 20,000 over the next five years....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

School funding bidding war escalates as Green Party pledges extra £4bn

The Green Party has pledged to increase the schools budget by at least £4 billion if it wins the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ex-WCAT schools won’t get any money back

Schools that were part of the failed Wakefield City Academies Trust won’t get back any of the money that...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Councils crack down on home education as school attendance orders soar

The number of school attendance orders issued to home-educated pupils by councils across England has soared, as pressure mounts...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE expects school improvement too quickly, says former RSC

Failing schools need time to turn around, despite the Department for Education’s expectation of “quick” results, says a former...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News, Politics

Fact check: Conservative figures for Labour education spending don’t add up

The Conservative party’s high-profile dossier revealing the “£1.2 trillion cost” of Labour’s policies includes details for a schools policy...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘They think it’s exclusive…but it’s done on a massive scale’ – inside the glossy mag that charges schools £3,500 for exposure

The Parliamentary Review “misleadingly implied” it was an official government magazine, the advertising watchdog has ruled. A Schools Week...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker