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RSE: 28% of teachers say their school is unprepared for new mandatory lessons

Twenty-eight per cent of teachers believe their school is not ready to teach new relationships and sex education lessons,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Key stage 2 SATS results 2019: 65% achieve ‘expected standard’

Sixty-five per cent of pupils achieved the government’s “expected standard” in reading, writing and maths in this year’s key...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Half of teachers would move to a tougher school for a promotion or reduced timetable

Around half of teachers would consider moving to a tougher school if offered a promotion or timetable reduction, new...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Scaled scores for 2019 key stage 2 SATs announced

The Department for Education has today released the marks pupils needed for the 2019 key stage 2 tests to...

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Freddie Whittaker
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97% of primary teachers support campaign to scrap SATs – NEU poll

The vast majority of primary school teachers support a campaign to scrap key stage 2 SATs, the National Education...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Cut CEO pay if your finances deteriorate, DfE tells academy trusts

Academy trusts should be prepared to cut executive pay if poor management results in a deterioration of their financial...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Record year for Teach First as two thirds of applicants pass screening

The education charity Teach First has recruited a record cohort of trainee teachers after almost two in three passed...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ban private firms from running special schools, say families affected by sudden school closure

Hundreds of parents want private companies banned from running special schools after a healthcare firm announced plans to close...

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ICO receives hundreds of unnecessary school referrals as leaders struggle with GDPR

The information watchdog dealt with hundreds of unnecessary referrals relating to schools in the year after tough new data...

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Freddie Whittaker