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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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Freddie Whittaker
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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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Freddie Whittaker
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Durand Academy Trust to have funding terminated in 12 months

South London’s controversial Durand Academy will have its funding agreement terminated and be handed to a new sponsor in...

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Schools get right to appeal GCSE and A-level ‘marking errors’

Schools will be given the right to appeal against GCSE and A-level results if they suspect a marking error,...

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Mental health funding blunder corrected by government

A £200,000 investment in mental health training for school staff will train just 1,000 teachers and only cover the...

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Schools won’t have budgets cut under funding formula, Greening confirms

The government remains committed to ensuring that no school loses money under the new national funding formula, the education...

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Freddie Whittaker