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Heads can’t condone SATs boycott, but parent fines unlikely

Plans by parents to keep pupils away from primary schools on Tuesday in protest against the government’s testing regime...

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NAHT conference: Heads demand end to ‘chaotic and distracting’ testing regime

Schools cannot face another year of “chaotic and distracting” assessment changes, headteachers have warned as they prepare to gather...

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Morgan: Academy trusts without ‘strong track record’ can’t have more schools

Academy trusts that cannot demonstrate a “strong track record” in improving schools will not be allowed to take on...

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Textbooks should be here to stay, says exam expert

The best teachers are those who are “the most supportive of textbooks”, a leading exam expert has claimed after...

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Poor pupils twice as likely to have unqualified teachers

Poor pupils are twice as likely to have unqualified teachers as their richer peers, suggests research using data from...

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Teachers fail to recognise ‘mild attention problems’

Children with mild attention problems are three months behind their peers when they leave primary school, according to a...

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Punish schools for A-level dropouts, says skills minister

Schools should be punished if they sign students up to inappropriate A-level courses that they later abandon, according to skills...

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Cameron: Legislation to force schools to become academies will be in Queen’s Speech

Legislation to force all state schools in England to become academies will be announced in the Queen’s Speech, David...

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