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Exam boards must ‘prove’ GCSE equivalents are worthy

Ofqual has written to exam boards this week demanding proof their qualifications are up to scratch. The regulator has...

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Parent council plans ‘rushed out’ after academy outcry

The government has been accused of rushing out its plan to create ‘parent councils’ as a response to the...

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Nick Linford
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No academies u-turn announcement as Morgan dodges questions

Questions about the future role of local authorities in schools went unanswered as Nicky Morgan faced a grilling from...

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Wellington trials system aimed at identifying pupils vulnerable to ‘meltdown’

A prominent independent school could test and monitor all of its pupils to identify those vulnerable to ‘meltdown’ after...

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Ofqual reveals method for allocating highest grades in new GCSEs

New rules for allocating top grades in GCSEs have been floated by the exams watchdog Ofqual. From summer 2017,...

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Government scraps this year’s KS1 SPAG test following paper leak

Primary schools will not have to make their pupils sit controversial new key stage 1 spelling and grammar tests...

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Exam board deal saves language GCSEs and A levels, but Dutch and Persian face the axe

Endangered GCSEs and A levels in languages including Panjabi, Portuguese and Japanese have been saved after a deal was...

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NAHT: Compulsory PSHE would protect teachers from accusations of ‘brainwashing’

Personal, social, health and economics education (PSHE) should be compulsory in schools to protect teachers from accusations of hidden...

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Nick Linford
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Scrap KS1 spelling and grammar test following paper leak, heads urge government

Schools should be “freed from the obligation” of running this year’s key stage 1 spelling, grammar and punctuation test...

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Nick Linford