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Phonics checks ‘better prepare’ 120,000 pupils for reading but sponsored academies lag behind

The government has declared that 120,000 more children are “better prepared to become strong readers”, but data shows sponsored...

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Lucy Powell: 10 facts about the new shadow education secretary

Lucy Powell has been confirmed as the new shadow education secretary.   Here’s what we know so far:  ...

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Five things we learned from Nicky Morgan’s evidence to the education committee

Education secretary Nicky Morgan had the honour of being the new education select committee’s first guest of the Parliament...

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RSCs’ jobs will get harder as school numbers increase, think tank warns

The job of regional schools commissioners (RSCs) will become harder as the number of pupils under their oversight increases,...

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Nick Gibb to amend school admissions code for summer-born children

Schools will have to admit summer-born five-year-olds into reception classes if their parents so wish, Nick Gibb has said...

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Government announces review of criteria for new school sixth forms

The criteria for opening new school sixth forms is under review due to a risk of “over-supply”, it has...

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Free childcare pledge will reduce number of school nursery places, heads warn

Schools will be forced to cut the number of nursery places they offer if a plan to double free...

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Nick Gibb tells ResearchED academies are not ‘necessarily better’ than maintained schools

Schools minister Nick Gibb has stated that free schools and academies are not “necessarily better” than their local-authority maintained...

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Sutton Trust: Means-tested vouchers for tutoring needed, as private tuition in London pulls ahead

Calls for means-tested vouchers for private tutoring have been renewed by the Sutton Trust after a survey revealed London...

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