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School leaders want £200 funding uplift per sixth-former

School leaders have called on the government to introduce a £200 funding uplift for sixth form students – or...

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Low-attainers ‘harshly’ marked in SATs assessments, study finds

Teachers at high-performing schools mark the work of their lowest-performing pupils more harshly in their SATs assessments, suggests a...

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DfE refuses to release investigations into high-profile academy trusts

Ministers are refusing to release finance investigations into two high-profile academy trusts – one a government “top-performing” chain and...

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Pupils face 40-mile commute as benefits cap pushes families out of London

Children are travelling up to 40 miles to school as the government’s benefits squeeze pushes families outside the capital....

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Wakefield City Academies Trust appoints new chief executive

The Wakefield City Academies Trust has appointed a new chief executive to deliver a “renewed focus on teaching and...

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RSCs under fire after ordering interventions in coasting schools

Regional schools commissioners are writing to coasting schools to identify specific support, leading critics to suggest they are now...

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The academy chains given £10m ‘northern powerhouse’ cash – but failed to help any schools

Academy trusts handed cash over a year ago to transform failing schools in the north have yet to take...

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Private school fees rise again, and 3 more ISC census findings

The Independent Schools Council has today published its annual census. Schools Week has the key findings: 1. Private school...

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£100k per council would abolish holiday hunger, MPs claim

A cross-parliamentary group of MPs have said handing every local authority just over £100,000 a year would end holiday...

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