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Six MPs stand for election as education committee chair

Six Conservative MPs, including three former education ministers, have been nominated to stand for election to chair the House...

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Teachers turn to think tanks over DfE for schools research

School leaders and teachers are more likely to rely on think tanks for research to help them improve schools,...

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English schools to join pilot of PISA tests for 5 year olds

Schools in England will take part in a pilot of tablet-based tests for five-year-olds, the Department for Education has announced....

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Minister confirms U-turn on plans to scrap universal infant lunches

Universal infant free school meals are here to stay, the schools minister Nick Gibb has announced today, confirming a...

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Former education ministers to run for select committee chair

Former education ministers Robert Halfon and Tim Loughton are to stand for election to chair the House of Commons...

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Key stage 2 SATs results: 61% achieve ‘expected standard’

Sixty one per cent of pupils achieved the government's "expected standard" in reading, writing and maths in this year's...

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Nick Gibb takes on SRE reform in expanded ministerial role

The schools minister Nick Gibb has been given an expanded role at the Department for Education, with the additional...

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Minister met with key studio school officials to discuss ‘review’ of model

Academies minister Lord Nash met with key officials from the studio schools programme to discuss a review of the...

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Free school meal take-up lowest on record, and 4 more census findings

School census data from January 2017 has been released by the government today. Here are the main points… 1....

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