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PE teachers lured into shortage subjects via new plan

The government’s new scheme to get PE trainees teaching EBacc subjects is splitting the schools community. The Association for...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Private teacher training providers escape Ofsted clutches

The bosses of the two biggest teacher-training organisations in the country have warned against using private providers which aren’t...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Pupils face postcode lottery for well-funded alternative provision schools

The quality of alternative provision for excluded pupils varies wildly across the country, and even between adjacent authorities, exclusive...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Unauthorised absences up despite government crackdown

Unauthorised absences are pushing an overall rise in the proportion of pupils taking time off school, despite government attempts...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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New association to ‘oversee’ apprenticeship assessment

Two organisations are forming a new company to make sure new teaching apprenticeship routes are assessed properly, but insist...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Features

Tom Ravenscroft, CEO, Enabling Enterprise

Tom Ravenscroft is perhaps the most quietly passionate proponent of a “skills” curriculum in education today – and if...

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Jess Staufenberg
News

Science teachers unclear over GCSE ‘standard pass’

Science teachers need clarification on what counts as a “strong” and a “standard” pass in the combined science GCSE...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Languages responsible for drop in EBacc entries

The proportion of pupils entering the EBacc has dropped for the first time, new data shows, and experts claim...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Small private schools face £3,800 rise in Ofsted inspection fees

Some small private schools face a £3,800 hike in the fees they pay for Ofsted inspections, under changes proposed...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg