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Corbyn: I’ll tax private school fees to fund free meals for primary pupils

Jeremy Corbyn will announce tomorrow that a Labour government would extend universal free school meals to all primary school...

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Freddie Whittaker
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UTC that ‘knocked pupils’ aspirations’ put in special measures

A university technical college (UTC) that knocked the confidence and aspirations of pupils after putting them on the wrong...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Union leaders spurn NEU’s merger call

Education unions are not queuing up to join the National Education Union, the new teacher union created by a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Greening heralds £2.4bn school capital funding, but money isn’t new

The Department for Education has outlined how it will spend £2.4 billion in school capital funding in the coming...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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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...

Freddie Whittaker
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...

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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