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Exam entries: AS-levels hold own despite reform, iGCSEs keep rising and finally some good EBacc news

Provisional figures for summer exam entries have been released today by qualifications watchdog Ofqual. In usual Schools Week-style, we’ve...

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REACH academy chain creates third arm to sponsor 15 schools

An academy chain has been given government permission to set up a third trust to sponsor 15 schools in...

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Do research champions and sports coaches in maths make pupils smarter? – the latest EEF findings

Evaluations of two research projects looking at sports coaching in English and speech therapy training for teachers, costing £1.1...

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Durham Council follows academy chains in teaching assistant restructures

A council will terminate the contracts of 2,700 teaching assistants and offer them lower pay deals, following soon after...

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OCR drops MFL exams, but other boards vow to keep developing unaccredited subjects

Exam boards have today reaffirmed their commitment to delivering reformed GCSEs and A-levels yet to be approved by Ofqual...

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Academy chains pursue mass redundancies as budget squeeze spreads

A third academy chain in as many months has told staff across its schools they face losing their jobs...

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Perry Beeches superhead Liam Nolan resigns

Superhead Liam Nolan has resigned from his role at Perry Beeches Academy Trust today – paving the way for...

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Morgan U-turn: New plan puts schools in Labour areas at greatest risk of forced academisation

Councils potentially at risk of being branded as failing and having all their schools converted into academies – under...

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Academy trust makes support staff across 21 schools reapply for jobs

An academy trust has told more than 100 staff across its schools they face losing or having to reapply...

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