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Ofsted: England’s largest multi-academy trust is ‘failing too many pupils’

England’s largest multi-academy trust is failing too many pupils, with “mediocre” secondary academies, unacceptably low attendance and poor children...

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Nick Gibb: Year 3 to 6 pupils should read ‘at least one book a week’

Children in years 3 to 6 should be reading “at least one book a week”, schools minister Nick Gibb...

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Oxbridge access row erupts after Sutton Trust calls admissions ‘confusing and complex’

A war of words has broken out between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and a key charitable partner...

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University applications from 18-year-olds at all-time-high

The proportion of 18-year-olds applying to university has reached a record high while applications from 20 to 24-year-olds have declined,...

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One in three pupils believe it’s not safe to be openly gay, lesbian or bisexual in school

Almost a third of pupils believe it’s not safe to be openly gay, lesbian or bisexual at their school...

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Social mobility report: Problems in coastal and rural communities challenge north-south divide

Social mobility problems are blighting England’s coastal and rural areas and wealthier regions too, a new report has found....

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Hull school improvement ambitions praised by Ofsted, but GCSEs still ‘stubbornly low’

New ambitions for higher attainment in Hull have been “embraced” by council leaders but GCSE results remain “stubbornly low”,...

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MPs to review DfE financial management after last-minute delay to annual accounts

MPs will probe the financial management at the Department for Education after it used legislation to delay the publication...

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One in four schools lose ‘good’ rating under new short inspections

More than one in four schools lost their good ratings following new short inspections last term, Ofsted has revealed. Data published...

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