Politics

Children’s minister gets beefed-up schools brief as portfolios revealed

Government has confirmed which policies new ministers will be in charge of. Here's your Schools Week guide ...

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John Dickens
Opinion: Politics

Class politics: How old school voting habits are unravelling

A new poll showing private school alumni are most likely to vote for Labour reveals just how dramatically politics...

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Louis O’Geran
SEND

Now the armed forces flag SEND system failures

MP says council delay in issuing an EHCP for a service child is causing 'serious operational problems'

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John Dickens
News

Welcome back, now buckle up for autumn school reforms blitz

Reforms on inspection, accountability, curriculum and SEND all due to be published this term

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John Dickens
Schools

Staff want compensation after summer cyber-attack

Schools warned incident could increase risk of phishing, fraud and identity theft for impacted employees

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John Dickens
News

Beyond the classroom: Parent workshops and wellbeing focus could improve grades

Government study calls for 'restorative' behaviour interventions and parent engagement workshops in 'low education' areas to improve pupil outcomes

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John Dickens
Exams

University clearing: How teachers can support students 

All the important details school staff need to help youngsters through clearing this year

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Sam Sykes
GCSEs and A-levels

Inside the exams factory: how GCSE and A-level grades are made 

Each year, more than one million youngsters sit exams that often shape their career paths. But how does an...

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John Dickens
Schools policy

Gibb’s reform reflections: EBacc regrets, academy lessons and ‘trad’ label misgivings

The long-serving former Tory schools minister looks back at his reforms in a new book. Here are 13 interesting...

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John Dickens