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Election night 2017: The constituencies to watch if you work in education

It’s been one of the most eventful and uncertain election campaigns in recent history, and now it’s almost over. The...

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Bookies predict education MPs heading back to parliament

Most of the politicians who had the top education jobs in the last parliament look set to return as...

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One in five schools face disruption as voters go to the polls

One in five of England’s schools are expected to experience disruption or closure today as the country goes to the...

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Death of 4-year-old boy prompts calls for review of schools’ absence approach

A coroner has told ministers to take action on the systems schools use to deal with unexpected absences, following the death...

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2017 scaled scores for key stage 1 tests published

The Department for Education has released the marks pupils needed in last month’s key stage 1 tests to achieve...

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Breakfast confusion continues as Greening suggests only 1 in 5 pupils will benefit

Confusion continues over the Conservatives’ plan to offer free breakfasts to primary school pupils after Justine Greening said the...

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Education now third most important election issue

Parents consider education to be the third most important issue in the general election campaign and say it will...

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IFS: Parties’ spending plans leave sixth forms with 10% less than schools

Labour’s manifesto plans will boost spending on 16 to 18 education by 8 per cent in real terms, but...

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South west RSC Rebecca Clark resigns to join Ark academy chain

The regional schools commissioner for the south west of England Rebecca Clark is to leave her role at the...

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