Politics

Coding skills put to the test

Fifty girls from schools in Norfolk learned a new computer programming language in just four hours. At an event...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

SEN: schools can’t do it alone

Away from boarding schools and instead looking at SEN provision, Mark Baker discusses the challenges of budget cuts in...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Teenage bullying dips 5 per cent since 2004

Fewer teenagers were bullied last year than in 2004, suggest figures published by the Department for Education (DfE) to...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Selective schools are not what this country needs, says Clegg

The deputy prime minister has spoken out against the creation of “new” grammar schools following two councils’ moves to...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Sir Michael backs shift to boost vocational education

Ofsted’s boss has called on schools to form “clusters” allowing pupils to move between institutions at 14 to boost...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Sandwell still waits for outcome of BSF hearing

The outcome of a tribunal hearing into the release of private government documents on the cancellation of Building Schools...

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Nicky Phillips
News

UTC wants to admit pupils at 13

The new sponsor of an under-performing university technical college (UTC) is hoping to allow pupils to join the school...

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Nicky Phillips
News

£300 million IT supply for schools goes up for grabs

Suppliers are needed for an estimated £300 million worth of school IT spend over the next four years. The...

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Nicky Phillips
News

NGA rolls out new framework for governance

A new Framework for Governance developed by the National Governors Association (NGA) will be rolled out from the new...

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Nicky Phillips