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Too few reception pupils are ready for school, heads claim

The vast majority of headteachers do not believe their reception pupils are “school-ready”, according to a survey by the...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Admissions appeals 2017: Secondary up, primary down, academies most involved

The Department for Education has this morning put out figures on the number of admissions appeals for the 2016-17...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Just three independent schools removed from register in three years

Only three private schools have been taken off the independent schools’ register in the past three years, even though Ofsted found more than 200 have...

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Jess Staufenberg
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First ‘low-cost’ private school delays its opening

England’s first “low-cost” private school has delayed its planned opening date in September because the Department for Education has...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Nearly half of year 7 pupils make no progress in English

Nearly half of pupils made no progress or dipped in attainment in English in their first year at secondary...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Isle of Man bill reopens UK debate on home-schooling

The Isle of Man is consulting on plans to force parents who home-school to provide annual reports on their...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Heads scramble to understand GCSE data after trio of problems

A trio of changes has left school leaders at a loss when trying to assess their own performance data...

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Jess Staufenberg
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EBacc grades drop as pupils pushed in from creative subjects

GCSE results reveal a spike in the lowest grades in some core EBacc subjects, which experts have said could...

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Jess Staufenberg
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GCSE results 2017: Exam reform leaves 18-point gap between grades 4 and 5

Half of all grades in the reformed GCSEs were a grade 5 – a “strong pass” – or above,...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg