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Hinds: ‘I’m happy with system of multiple exam boards’

Damian Hinds has insisted he is “happy” with England’s system of using multiple exam boards for GCSEs and A-levels,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Unions back shadow minister’s food insecurity bill

School leaders have backed an attempt to force the government to collect data on food security, which will hand...

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Freddie Whittaker
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NASUWT staff to strike over pensions cut

Staff working for the NASUWT teachers’ union will go on strike later this month following a dispute over pensions....

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Freddie Whittaker
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Opportunity north east programme branded a ‘political gimmick’

The government has been accused of “resorting to a political gimmick” after announcing £24 million in funding will be...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted chief ‘horrified’ by accusations of knowledge bias in curriculum review

Amanda Spielman has admitted she was “horrified” at accusations that Ofsted’s recent curriculum review was biased in favour of...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Spielman: Focus on substance over outcomes will help tackle workload

A shift in focus by Ofsted away from pupil outcomes will help tackle excessive workload in schools, Amanda Spielman...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Schools with worst progress scores 9 times more likely to be ‘inadequate’

Schools with “well below average” progress scores were more than nine times more likely to be rated inadequate as...

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Freddie Whittaker
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‘Leave our kids alone,’ Hinds to tell Labour in speech

The education secretary will use a speech to the Confederation of Schools Trust to attack Labour Party policy on...

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Freddie Whittaker
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May repeats dubious funding claim days after stats watchdog slapdown

The prime minister has insisted that school funding is at a “record high”, just days after members of her...

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Freddie Whittaker