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Technical tweak means EBacc target is actually delayed by SEVEN years

A technical change to the government’s target for the proportion of pupils studying the EBacc subjects means that ministers...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Government EBacc consultation response – the 8 main points

The government has finally published its response to the consultation on the EBacc performance measure. Here are its main...

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Freddie Whittaker
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It’s official: 90 per cent EBacc target pushed back 5 years

The government’s ambition to have 90 per cent of pupils studying the full slate of EBacc subjects by 2020...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Education committee chair Halfon to prioritise evidence from teachers and pupils

The new chair of the education select committee has pledged to prioritise evidence from pupils and teachers instead of...

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Freddie Whittaker
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£1.3bn extra funding is ‘just a sticking plaster’, MPs warn

The government stands accused of offering schools a “sticking plaster” by “robbing Peter to pay Paul” after it announced...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Justine Greening pledges additional £1.3 billion for school funding

Justine Greening has announced £1.3 billion of additional funding for schools over the next two years – promising to...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Lucy Powell joins two teachers in education committee line-up

The former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell has been elected to serve on the education select committee alongside two...

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Freddie Whittaker
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PISA tests for 5-year-olds – organiser defends pilot amid pupil pressure fears

Organisers of the new computer-based PISA tests the UK is to pilot for five-year-olds have hotly denied claims they...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Bids sought for £10m foreign teacher recruitment drive

The government plans to spend up to £10 million recruiting and training hundreds of foreign physics, maths and languages...

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Freddie Whittaker