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Private alternative providers get worse Ofsteds than council provision, and 4 other findings

The woeful state of private alternative providers can be revealed for the first time, as a new analysis reveals...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Highlights from Northern Rocks 2018

The last ever Northern Rocks conference was held in Leeds last weekend. Schools Week was there to take in...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Grammar schools benefit from DfE’s largesse

Grammar schools are getting proportionally more money from the government than comprehensives to spend on buildings, including brand new...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Government publishes details of pre-key stage standards for SEND pupils

The government has confirmed how it will track the progress of special educational needs pupils working “below test standard”...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Number of pupils with statements or EHCPs continues to rise

The number of pupils with statements of special educational needs or education, health and care plans has risen by...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Social Mobility Commission gets new chair – but no new powers

Dame Martina Milburn, the head of the Prince’s Trust, has been nominated to chair the Social Mobility Commission. But...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Academies will need government approval for related-party transactions

Academies that want to buy services in from companies run by their leaders will soon need to get permission...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Inspiration Trust earns softer Ofsted report after four-month turnaround

An academy trust founded and once chaired by the academies minister received a softened report from Ofsted after inspectors...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Late-starting summer-born pupils don’t get better phonics scores

Summer-born pupils who start reception after turning five do not significantly outperform those pupils who start aged four. According...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg