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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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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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ATT chief executive broke rules over chair sacking, EFA investigation finds

An academy boss who claimed for a luxury car lease on expenses has now been criticised by the government for...

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May’s adviser leading ministers ‘by the nose’ over grammars, former deputy PM claims

Ministers are being “led by the nose” over ending the ban on grammar schools by the prime minister’s chief adviser...

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Nicky Morgan, Nick Clegg and Lucy Powell to lead grammar schools debate

Three political opponents will lead a debate on social mobility this afternoon after joining forces to fight the government’s...

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Your quick-and-easy guide to the new ‘National Education Union’

Members of the National Union of Teachers and Association of Teachers and Lecturers have voted to form a new...

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Freddie Whittaker
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NUT and ATL members vote to form new ‘super union’

Members of the National Union of Teachers and Association of Teachers and Lecturers have voted to form a new...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Unions demand more school cash as IFS warns of funding formula uncertainty

The leaders of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, National Union of Teachers and National Association of Head Teachers...

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GCSE and A level exam appeals drop by a quarter

Appeals against GCSE and A level results have fallen by almost a quarter, the exams regulator Ofqual has said....

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Freddie Whittaker