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What makes some schools stand out

What we can we learn from exceptional schools, and how can they support and challenge each other to improve....

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Julia Skinner’s top blogs of the week June 17 2019

Here endeth the lesson? @dogpaws23   The media’s coverage of Ofsted’s latest framework and the changes it will bring...

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LGBT protests school ‘profoundly let down’ by policymakers, says ex-DfE adviser

The school at the centre of a row over its LGBT relationships teaching has been “profoundly let down by...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Dwindling roll forces inner London primary to close

An inner London primary school is being forced to close because of a lack of pupils, prompting warnings that...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Free sanitary products scheme may need more cash, admits DfE

The Department for Education doesn’t have enough money to pay for free sanitary products for every eligible pupil in...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Spielman: ‘We’re the arbiter of quality, whether you like it or not’

Ofsted’s grading system is “proven” and works, the chief inspector of schools has insisted, defying leaders’ demands for a...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Gove: Give premier league clubs ‘responsibility’ to support free schools

Michael Gove has pledged to give Premier League football clubs a “responsibility” to support free schools if he become...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Teacher workload has increased, and 8 other findings from TALIS 2018

A major international survey has revealed the views of thousands of teachers in England and across the world. The...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Edexcel further maths A-level paper replaced amid cheating concerns

An A-level paper due to be sat by thousands of pupils this Thursday is to be replaced amid concerns...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker