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Gloucestershire school threatened with closure over standards

A school in Gloucestershire will have its funding terminated unless it can produce an effective plan to pull itself...

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QTS reforms may put applicants off, warn teacher trainers

Reforms to qualified teacher status (QTS) risk putting applicants off and making the benchmark seem less legitimate, according to...

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Jess Staufenberg
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REVEALED: The local authorities with the biggest staffing cuts

Secondary schools have lost more than 15,000 members of staff over the last three years, but teacher-to-pupil ratios have...

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Ofsted allows newly-trained staff to lead short inspections

Ofsted will allow 25 junior inspectors who signed up to a fast-track training programme with a cash incentive to...

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Sweet-talking the government worth six figures to struggling trusts

Some academy trusts are getting extra money simply because of their “powers of persuasion” while others struggle with their...

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Pupils with certificate signed by a Catholic priest can get school place priority

Catholic schools can continue to accept a certificate signed by a priest as proof of pupils’ faith when giving...

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Zero-tolerance behaviour policies exclude more vulnerable children, MPs told

Increases in exclusions are being driven by “shaming” school behaviour policies backed by the Department for Education, experts have...

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LKMCo: ‘Give schools £10k per vulnerable pupil to stop exclusions’

Schools should get a large cash windfall to help them support pupils at risk of exclusion, a leading education...

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Access arrangements for SEND pupils ‘too strict and confusing’, say exam officers

Schools find exam access arrangements increasingly strict and confusing, according to the body that represents exams officers. Many schools...

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Jess Staufenberg