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Ofsted report reveals fall in school behaviour ratings

Schools are scoring less highly on behaviour relative to other factors since Ofsted introduced tougher inspection guidance in January,...

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First edition review with Laura McInerney and Sam Freedman

Sam Freedman, director of research, evaluation and impact at Teach First and former adviser to Michael Gove, joined deputy...

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Childcare, qualified teachers, the forgotten 50% – Hunt’s policy pillars for 2015

Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt today outlined his three key campaign pillars as Labour heads into its general election...

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UTCs struggled to reach 30 per cent capacity last year

Recruitment across the 17 University Technical Colleges (UTCs) averaged around 30 per cent in 2013/14, it has been revealed. An investigation by...

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School performance project worth £24m ‘not the right time’ says DfE

Plans to display school performance data on one platform have been shelved by the Department for Education (DfE). The...

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EXCLUSIVE: Secondary opens with 17 pupils

‘Near empty’ free school in South West London opens on land bought by government for £18m A free school has...

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Free schools ‘creaking’ property search system should be given to professionals, says charity boss

The government should consider handing over responsibility for finding new school sites to property companies, the head of a...

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Bradford ‘destitute’ pupils missing out on extra cash

Yorkshire schools are missing out on at least £650,000 pupil premium funding with foreign children ineligible for free school...

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Letter exposes U-turn on AET outsourcing

The Department for Education (DfE) appears to have made a U-turn on its involvement in a plan by the...

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