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Justine Greening announces primary assessment changes

Justine Greening has just announced a series of changes to primary assessment in a statement to Parliament. Here is...

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Nottingham schools cap teacher workload at ‘2 hours per night’

A cap on the amount of work teachers can complete “in their own time” is being pioneered in Nottingham...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Shadow education team has the right experience, says Labour

Labour’s new education team is “rooted in the real world”, says shadow education secretary Angela Rayner in an apparent...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Chief of trust under investigation attacks EFA

The leader of an academy trust under investigation by the Education Funding Agency (EFA) has launched a scathing attack...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Expanding selection could increase racial tensions, warn peers

The reintroduction of grammar schools is a “lethal” policy that could strike a “tinderbox” under divided communities, peers have warned...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Regional Schools Commissioners grilled by MPs: 5 things we learned

The House of Commons education committee questioned three of England’s regional schools commissioners this morning. Jennifer Bexon-Smith, the RSC...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Progress 8 results 2016: Key findings from the first national data release

The government has published analysis of provisional GCSE results data which shows for the first time national analysis of...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Durand Academy Trust funding to be terminated

The government has announced it will proceed with the termination of Durand Academy Trust’s funding agreement after the chain refused to...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Government needs ‘more information’ before summer-born decision

The government needs “more information and data” before it can make a decision on admissions of summer-born children, the...

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Freddie Whittaker