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Pupils to book lessons via app at new studio school

An unconventional 14 to 19 school with an eight-hour day, no homework and a system that allows pupils to...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual omits ‘strong’ grade from new GCSE guidance

The exams regulator Ofqual has written to schools about proposed changes to new GCSE grades, but has left details...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Financial challenges’ at David Ross Education Trust prompt staff cuts

The David Ross Education Trust (DRET) has admitted facing “financial challenges” as it consults on plans to cut up...

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Freddie Whittaker
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‘Post-Brexit Britain needs investment in teachers’ says Greening

Investment in teachers and school leaders is needed to transform social mobility, the Justine Greening has claimed in a speech...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Greening proposes scrapping KS1 SATs

The government will consult on a proposal to scrap key stage 1 SATs which could be replaced with a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government study reveals minimum A-level class size

A-level classes need at least 11.7 pupils to make them financially viable, a study has found. The research, carried...

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Freddie Whittaker
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MPs: Government showing ‘collective delusion’ over funding cuts

The government have a “collective delusion” about the scope for further cuts in schools, the Public Accounts Committee has...

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Freddie Whittaker
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DfE introduces two-tier GCSE pass rate: ‘standard’ and ‘strong’

The government has abandoned its plan to make a grade 5 the new ‘good’ GCSE pass grade which was...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Deliver sex education as part of compulsory PSHE say subject leaders

Subject leaders want the government to implement compulsory personal, social, health and economics education (PSHE) at the same time...

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Freddie Whittaker