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Conservative Party leadership contenders: What will they do for schools?

Theresa May has announced she will stand down as Conservative Party leader on June 7, meaning the search for...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE named and shamed trust for failing to justify CEO pay by mistake

The government has been forced to update a list of academy trusts named and shamed for failing to justify...

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Freddie Whittaker
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ITT review to look at what happens in schools

A new advisory group formed to review the content of initial teacher training will focus on the time trainees...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE leaving parents to police the 11-plus

The government has been accused of passing the buck over 11-plus admissions tests in Kent. Documents seen by Schools...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Boss of bust school support company is back in business

The former boss of a school support company that collapsed owing hundreds of thousands of pounds to its local...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Rayner: Labour will put climate change ‘at the core’ of the curriculum

A future Labour government will make teaching about climate change a “core part of the curriculum” for all pupils,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The three inconvenient truths about the EBacc

The government is facing renewed calls to review its controversial EBacc accountability measure after three separate claims by ministers...

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Freddie Whittaker
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GCSE entries: Engineering and design technology flop as EBacc subjects soar

Entries to engineering and design technology GCSEs slumped by 36 per cent and 22 per cent respectively this year,...

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Russell Group ditches ‘facilitating subjects’ A-level list

The Russell Group of elite universities has ditched its list of preferred A-level subjects in a blow to the...

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Freddie Whittaker