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Toby Young got £55k payoff from New Schools Network

The New Schools Network handed its former director Toby Young a £55,000 payoff when he resigned earlier this year,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Teacher training targets missed in most EBacc subjects

The government has missed its own teacher training targets in most EBacc subjects this year, new data shows. Initial...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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One in three school pupils received an unconditional offer in 2018, says UCAS

More than one in three school pupils who applied to university this year received some kind of unconditional offer...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New policy role for former government education adviser Jonathan Simons

Former government adviser and Policy Exchange head of education Jonathan Simons has joined the policy and PR consultancy Public...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Only schools with ‘excellent’ arts provision should be rated outstanding, says charity

Ofsted should save its coveted ‘outstanding’ rating for schools which excel in creative and technical teaching in an effort to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Significant number’ of examiners unhappy with online standardisation

Large numbers of examiners aren’t happy with the system currently used to standardise their marking, a new report from...

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Freddie Whittaker
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‘The whole system will implode’: Council bosses warn of SEND funding crisis

The school funding system will “implode” if next year’s spending review does not address pressures in SEND funding, a...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Educating Greater Manchester school Harrop Fold placed in special measures

Harrop Fold, the Salford secondary school that featured in the Channel 4 documentary Educating Greater Manchester, has been placed...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Number of schools investigated over SATs maladministration rises to almost 600

The number of investigations into maladministration of primary school tests increased to almost 600 in 2017, new data out...

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Freddie Whittaker