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OCR becomes second exam board to breach re-mark rules

OCR will pay schools nearly £15,000 in compensation after becoming the second exam board to breach rules over exam...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The DfE’s six new character education benchmarks

A new set of “benchmarks” for schools to rate their character education against has been published by the Department...

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Freddie Whittaker
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iGCSE top grades easier to achieve, government study finds

Pupils who study international GCSEs are more likely to get top grades, but often underperform in their A-levels, a...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The subjects that qualify for extra post-16 funding

School sixth forms and colleges will get a share of an additional £55 million in funding next year, but...

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Freddie Whittaker
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London mayor Sadiq Khan announces £4.7m to ‘cut school exclusions’

A taskforce set up by the mayor of London Sadiq Khan will spend £4.7 million to cut school exclusions...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE reverts to backing sole supplier for Teach First

The Department for Education appears to have abandoned any potential split in Teach First’s contract between several suppliers. Last...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE rushes out new ITT framework ahead of election

The Department for Education has unexpectedly published its new framework for initial teacher training, months earlier than planned. Last...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Pupils with top vocational qualifications earn more, study finds

Pupils with the most prestigious vocational qualifications earn more later in life than those with top A-levels, a new...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Rise in job adverts points to deepening recruitment crisis

Schools advertised almost 1,300 more teacher vacancies last year than in the previous 12 months, according to new research...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker