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Three in ten vocational qualification tests fail Ofqual standards

The exams for some technical qualifications are too easy, too hard or not reliable enough, Ofqual has warned. The...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Pupils on ‘SEN support’ fare worse than pupils with EHCPs

Pupils with special needs have better outcomes if they have an education health and care plan (EHCP) or statement...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Leading MATs have far more pupils with English as additional language

The largest multi-academy trusts have far more pupils with English as an additional language – and could be benefiting...

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Jess Staufenberg
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British Council: Arabic must be taught in schools

Arabic is one of the top languages the British Council wants pupils to learn, even though just five per...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Private schools to face further hike in inspection fees

Plans to hike the fees small private schools must pay Ofsted are just the start of a programme of...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Free school meals rule change will leave disadvantage data ‘completely useless’

A “triple track” of changes to free school meal entitlements proposed in the government’s benefits reforms will render school...

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50,000 more pupils to get free school meals

An extra 50,000 pupils will receive free school meals under proposals for a new earnings threshold put out for consultation...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Teaching School Alliances miss ‘cold spots’ of struggling schools

There are “cold spots” in the support that struggling schools are getting from Teaching School Alliances across the country,...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Government investigates severance payouts in academy trusts

Government finance bosses are investigating several unnamed academy trusts that failed to get Treasury approval for hefty payments made...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg