Admissions

Admissions watchdog rescinds fair banding approval

The controversial decision had allowed a school to introduce the practice

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Jack Dyson
School improvement

RISE advisers call on their own to support schools

Leaders say DfE must be more transparent about improvement team decisions as advisers buy in support from RISE colleagues'...

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Jack Dyson
News

Oak National Academy judicial review restarts as talks fail

Bodies representing ed tech and publishing firms say they were met by 'wall of silence' in talks with government

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Jack Dyson
Oak National Academy

Oak should ditch ‘national academy’ title to ‘stop misconceptions’, says official review

Impact review also reveals the curriculum quango has led to reduction in domestic edtech market

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Jack Dyson
Admissions

Admission appeal fund axe falls hard on grammar schools

DfE announced earlier this year it would no longer give academies the cash to fight appeals

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Jack Dyson
Admissions

Admissions watchdog sides with school over fair banding row

Bosses of the Carlton Bolling, in Bradford, have now introduced the controversial practice for next year’s admissions

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Jack Dyson
News

Examine reasons pupils leave London state schools, says EPI

Study shows proportion of pupils leaving the state sector on the rise, as schools also face growing falling rolls...

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Jack Dyson
News

Trust CEO blames school behaviour decline on ‘dreadful parents’

Boss of prominent trust says 'powerful minority' of parents is 'greatest single problem facing' secondaries

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Jack Dyson
News

RISE teams reveal their regional priorities as new schools named

Government names 170 new 'stuck' schools, where RISE advisers will focus efforts and its local priorities - but is...

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Jack Dyson