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Exam board apologises over Romeo & Juliet gaffe in GCSE English exam

A mistake in a GCSE English literature paper will not put pupils at a disadvantage, the exam board OCR...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Tory manifesto pledge is for only 17 extra free schools

A commitment by the Conservative party to build 100 new free schools a year if it wins the general...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Political visits in schools can be ruled unlawful

Schools that host campaign visits from politicians risk breaking the law or charity rules if they don’t act with...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Supreme Court rules on wages of striking staff

The Supreme Court has ruled against a sixth form which deducted too much pay from teachers who went on strike in 2011....

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Freddie Whittaker
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Conservatives backtrack on £60m for primary school breakfasts

The Conservative Party has admitted that a key manifesto commitment to provide breakfasts for every primary school pupil in England...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Conservative Schools Pledges 2017: The Nerdy Details Guide

The Conservative Party’s manifesto has been launched by the prime minister Theresa May in Halifax, West Yorkshire today. The...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Conservative manifesto confirms grammar schools commitment

The Conservative Party has confirmed plans to lift the ban on new grammar schools in its manifesto, a move...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Conservative manifesto: Teachers to get student loan forgiveness

New teachers will have their student loan repayments forgiven for the whole time they remain in the profession, the...

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Conservatives abandon 2020 90 per cent EBacc target

The government will only expect 75 per cent of pupils to be entered for the EBacc GCSE subjects by 2022,...

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Freddie Whittaker