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New free school bids round leaves AP out in the cold

The government’s latest free school wave does not allow applications for new alternative provision, despite a major pledge from...

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NASUWT faces fresh challenge over legitimacy of national officials

The NASUWT teachers’ union is facing a fresh challenge over claims that its former president and other officials held...

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Spielman says second illegal school conviction is ‘tip of iceberg’

A south London school that charged parents up to £4,500 a year despite “serious safeguarding issues” and poor record-keeping...

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OGAT and Inspiration trustee David Earnshaw to chair DfE’s new trust for orphan schools

David Earnshaw, the chair of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust, will chair a new academy trust set up to...

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Freddie Whittaker
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National reference test 2020 dates revealed

The national reference test will take place in selected schools between February 24 and March 6 next year, Ofqual...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Replace GCSE English language with ‘passport to English’, says ASCL commission

GCSE English language should be replaced with a “passport in English” qualification to be taken flexibly between the ages...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ex-NUT leader Christine Blower to become a Labour peer

Christine Blower, the former leader of the National Union of Teachers, will be made a Labour peer, it has...

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Revealed: The new activities included in GCSE and A-level PE

New activities including figure-skating, water polo and windsurfing have been approved by the government for assessment in PE qualifications....

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AQA chief executive Toby Salt steps down

Professor Toby Salt, the chief executive of the AQA exam board, has stepped down after just over two years...

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Freddie Whittaker