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One in five grammar schools apply for expansion cash

One-fifth of all grammar schools plan to apply for cash to expand, new analysis shows. Thirty-five of the 163...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Ofsted chief says it’s more helpful for pupils to learn European languages before Mandarin

Learning to speak a European language first is more helpful for pupils than beginning with Mandarin, the chief inspector...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Gibb: Grammar schools can’t use condition improvement fund to expand

Grammar schools will no longer be able to use a government funding pot meant for all schools to expand...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Pupil premium: Best schools account for ‘every pound spent’

Schools get the best outcomes for the very poorest pupils when they account for “every pound” of pupil premium...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Ofsted gives schools no incentive to include SEND pupils, says architect of statementing

A prominent peer whose inquiry into special educational needs paved the way for the practice of statementing has accused...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Schools will NOT lose money next year, unions admit

Schools will not see a real-terms drop in per-pupil funding next year, a coalition of unions has admitted, after...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Twenty-six more private school warning notices published

The government has published 26 more warning notices identifying failings at private schools around the country. The notices, which cover February...

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Jess Staufenberg
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DfE: Schools get bigger as pupil population increases by 66,000

Schools are getting bigger as pupil numbers continue to rise. New data on schools, pupils and their characteristics data...

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Jess Staufenberg
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‘Low-cost’ private school gets government green light

A “no frills” low-cost private school has won government approval to open after a year-long delay. The Independent Grammar...

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Jess Staufenberg