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Teaching apprenticeship grant funding only available in ‘priority subjects’ (including classics)

Schools will receive grants to help them pay for new teaching apprenticeships, but only to cover teachers in certain...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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EYFS results 2017: Attainment gap widens after 4 year trend of improvement

The lowest-attaining pupils did slightly worse than their peers in reception this year, reversing a trend of improvement seen...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted reception curriculum report: The 15 recommendations

Ofsted has today published ‘Bold beginnings’, its report into how reading, writing and maths are taught to pupils in the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Private schools take 1% of pupils from very disadvantaged backgrounds

Just one per cent of private school pupils come from the most disadvantaged households, the chair of the Independent...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Social Mobility Commission report: The findings and recommendations for schools

The Social Mobility Commission has published its annual “state of the nation” report. Here are the key findings and...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Give RSCs responsibility for teacher supply, says Social Mobility Commission

Regional schools commissioners should be given responsibility for “monitoring and managing” the supply of teachers in their areas, the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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LocatED annual report and accounts: 5 things we learned

LocatED, the Department for Education’s property firm, has published its first annual report and accounts, giving a glimpse into...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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What does the industrial strategy mean for schools?

The government’s long-awaited industrial strategy white paper has been published by the business secretary, Greg Clark. Here are the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Warrington academy reduces intake, blames nearby free school

A secondary school in Warrington intends to reduce its intake, blaming the arrival of an award-winning free school on...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker