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Governor ‘strike’ over school funding set to go ahead

School governors at more than 20 schools in West Sussex have announced they will go on “strike” this Friday...

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Labour manifesto: Plans to let councils ‘run schools’ dropped

The Labour party has dropped official plans to let councils “open schools”, instead stating it will “oppose any attempt...

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Teacher drop-out rates highest in EBacc subjects, study finds

Drop-out rates for new teachers in key EBacc subjects is “particularly high”, a new analysis has claimed. A National...

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Investigation: Flagship 16-19 free schools under threat

Financial cracks are emerging in the government’s flagship 16-19 free schools as heads face stalling recruitment and “chronic” underfunding....

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Gibb fails to resolve summer-born admissions despite promises

Schools minister Nick Gibb is under fire for “failing to act” nearly two years after promising to stop the...

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Country’s best-paid primary head Sir Craig Tunstall suspended

The country’s best-paid primary headteacher has been suspended from his post as executive headteacher of the Gipsy Hill Federation...

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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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