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RSC Guide: Rebecca Clark, South-west England

It’s been two years since the first regional schools commissioners and their headteacher boards were appointed. To keep you...

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Schools boost Ofsted grades despite deteriorating performance, report finds

More than one in ten ‘good’ secondary schools were promoted to outstanding grades by Ofsted despite having a “significant...

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RSC Guide: Tim Coulson, East of England and north-east London

It’s been two years since the first regional schools commissioners and their headteacher boards were appointed. To keep you...

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Affluent schools more likely to improve Ofsted grade, and 3 other key findings from EPI Ofsted report

The Education Policy Institute has released a major piece of research based on Ofsted inspection outcomes and school performance...

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Schools to foot bill as councils top-slice apprenticeship levy

Schools across England are being told by councils that they must foot the bill for the government’s apprenticeship levy,...

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Barton succeeds in challenge for ASCL post

School leaders face a landmark decision that will shape the future direction of their union as either a professional...

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High and low attainers do worst in fully selective areas, new data reveals

Pupils with low and high prior attainment are less likely to pass five GCSEs in fully selective areas, a...

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Heads report ‘bleak picture’ and no improvement in teacher recruitment for third year

There has been no improvement in teacher supply in schools for a third consecutive, according to headteachers, who have...

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Sir Michael Barber to leave Pearson in 2017

The leading educationalist Sir Michael Barber is to step down from his role as chief education adviser to Pearson,...

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Freddie Whittaker