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Panel to hear appeal of ‘superhead’ Jo Shuter’s teaching ban next week

A government disciplinary panel will meet next week to decide whether to strike off a teaching ban for a...

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Teach languages for three hours per week, report demands

Schools should devote three hours of curriculum time per week to drag modern foreign languages out of “crisis”, a...

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Famed ‘turnaround’ Perry Beeches academy rated inadequate, Ofsted leak reveals

The flagship academy of a scandal-hit trust previously lauded by Prime Minister David Cameron has been rated as inadequate,...

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Government cancels rule forcing academics to show research two days before publication

The government has rowed back on a controversial new rule demanding academics give civil servants two days to look...

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Half of English Literature exam papers not given ‘correct’ grade, Ofqual finds

Nearly half of pupils in English Literature are not awarded the “correct” grade on a particular exam paper because...

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New Aldridge Education trust ditches struggling academy

A cash-strapped school has been ditched by the new academy trust founded by its sponsor, leaving the government to...

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Ministers told to ‘come clean’ over national teaching service

Ministers must “come clean” over recruitment figures for a landmark scheme to parachute elite teachers into struggling schools, say...

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DfE to open up academy finances in transparency drive

The government is set to lift a veil of secrecy over academy spending in a transparency drive that will...

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One in ten secondary schools set to be labelled as “coasting”

More than 800 schools face being labelled as coasting, official figures published today have revealed – with one in...

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