Politics

Grammar school supporting MP appointed as DfE minister

Former teacher Jonathan Gullis – who led a campaign to lift the ban on opening new grammar schools –...

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John Dickens
Schools

Schools should stay open during Queen’s national mourning, government says

Should The Queen's funeral be designated a bank holiday, it's thought likely schools could close for the day -...

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John Dickens
Politics

Kelly Tolhurst appointed education minister, as Quince moved to health

Liz Truss's reshuffle continues, with junior portfolios yet to be confirmed

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John Dickens
News

Ex-schools minister Nick Gibb joins board of Tory donor’s trust

Former long-serving schools minister Nick Gibb has returned to the sector as a trustee at an academy trust founded...

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John Dickens
News

Did private schools over-egg teacher grades? What the data tells us …

Last week's GCSE results showed large drops in top grades for private schools. Schools Week takes a closer look

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John Dickens
Exams

GCSE results 2022: Only 9 per cent drop in top grades

The fall in top GCSE grades takes results only a third of the way back to 2019 levels, when...

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John Dickens
Opinion

4 things to look out for in tomorrow’s GCSE results

As the sector prepares for the first GCSE results based on exams since 2019, Jon Andrews explains what we...

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Jon Andrews
Opinion

How unfunded pay rises turned my budget surplus into a £140k deficit

Headteacher Tim Marston has been forced into a summer savings scramble after the government's late decision to raise teacher...

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Tim Marston
Grammar Schools

The evidence that exposes calls to bring back grammar schools

With grammar schools seemingly back on the agenda – it feels like 2016 all over again. Thankfully we are...

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Jon Andrews