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Parents look beyond Ofsted’s result when choosing childcare

Ofsted is consulting on a single inspection framework covering all education institutions but Sue Cowley argues they are not...

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Politics

Keen gardeners take top prize

Green-fingered pupils at a Cumbrian school have scooped first place at this summer’s Royal Horticultural Society’s Tatton Park Show...

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Opinion

Stereotypes run deep. Let’s change them

Changing the perception that engineering is a job for the boys will take time, team effort and sustained commitment...

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Nicky Phillips
News

FEATURED: the new regional schools commissioners

Tackling the isolation of small, rural schools in the north will be one of the priorities for the headteacher...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Caption competition – what did Laura ask Tristram?

This week our Deputy Editor Laura McInerney interviewed the Shadow Education secretary Tristram Hunt in his office at the...

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Features

Frank Green, national schools commissioner, DfE

Frank Green’s name is half-prophetic. Within seconds of entering a small office in the Department for Education, he is...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

How unsustainable workloads are destroying the quality of teaching

Many teachers blame poor mental health on the stress on increasing workloads. The approaching general election makes it a...

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Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Stop the proliferation of small sixth-form providers

Encouraging small school and academy sixth forms to open has exacerbated non-progression between years 12 and 13 Last week’s...

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Opinion

Location, location, location: it really does make a difference

Becoming an academy can help to raise school performance, but it’s more difficult if you’re on the coast Location...

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