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Government makes SATs an easier ride after ‘fiasco’ last year

The government has simplified questions in this year’s primary SATs after reports that last year’s tests left pupils in...

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Where will the next wave of free schools be? We still don’t know…

Free school applicants claim they have been “left in the dark” by the delay in announcing the latest successful...

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Ofsted launches official ‘good’ logo in policy U-turn

Ofsted has launched a new “good” logo for schools to display on their websites and in literature – just...

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Schools have 12 months to publish gender pay gap statistics

New rules requiring academy trusts and schools with more than 250 workers to publish their gender pay gap statistics...

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Baseline provider ‘surprised’ at DfE preference for formal reception test

Early Excellence, the popular baseline assessment provider whose observation-based model was favoured by 70 per cent of primary schools,...

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Union demands say in teacher apprenticeships to avoid ‘exploitation’

Union leaders are demanding more of a say in the development of a new teaching apprenticeship to ensure it’s...

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Ministers urged to clamp down on all-powerful academy CEOs

Ministers have been urged to clamp down on over-powerful academy bosses after an investigation found one chief executive sacked...

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School performance tracker RAISEonline to be scrapped in July

The Department for Education will scrap its RAISEonline programme used by schools to compare performance data in favour of...

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David Carter: There’s no such thing as an ‘untouchable’ school

The national schools commissioner has dismissed claims of “untouchable” schools too toxic for new sponsors to take over –...

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