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Tutor-proof 11-plus test is ‘Holy Grail’, claims minister

The establishment of a tutor-proof 11-plus test is the ‘Holy Grail’ for grammar schools, Nick Gibb has claimed. The...

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News

Campaign demands support for speaking skills after teachers describe training ‘barriers’

A campaign calling for greater emphasis on the development of spoken communication skills in schools has been launched after...

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Comprehensive heads reject grammar schools plan

Opposition to the government’s grammar schools plan is building among headteachers in both selective and non-selective areas on the...

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Opinion

So it’s goodbye to the Education for All bill… or is it?

New laws forcing more schools to become academies will not happen in this academic year. That’s about the only...

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News

New free schools chief resets Cameron’s target

The government would need to triple the average number of free schools opened each year to meet higher targets...

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Union website predicts budget cuts for every school in England

A new interactive website which purports to calculate the cuts faced by every school in England has been launched –...

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Nicky Morgan: I had to ‘fend off ideas’ from Downing Street

Nicky Morgan has revealed she often had to “fend off ideas” from Downing Street during her time as education...

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Freddie Whittaker
News

MPs hope power of prayer will scrap pupil database changes

MPs will attempt to scrap a law that forces schools to collect data on pupils’ nationality and country of...

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Freddie Whittaker
News

Wilshaw writes letter condemning heads for failing to stop pupil fight

The Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has criticised four London schools following a fight involving some of their pupils....

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