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State-private partnership lacks evidence

The government has announced it will fund a scheme aimed at joining up private schools with state primaries in...

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Morgan shifts gear but is ‘not easily held back’

In a speech light on policy but with a change in rhetoric Nicky Morgan has pledged to reduce teacher...

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Sats results quashed at primary schools

Investigations have been carried out at two primary schools after concerns were raised about key stage 2 tests, with...

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Ofsted website inspections on the rise

Ofsted has increased its monitoring of school websites, Schools Week can reveal. In the past three years, 109 inspection...

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Free meal census creates funding ‘fears’

Concern has been raised over the calculation of funding for universal infant free school meals (UIFSM), based on the...

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Morgan ‘not looking at’ assisted places or new grammar schools

The education secretary Nicky Morgan has said she is ‘not looking at’ the return of assisted places or new...

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Teach First hits back at new private school trainee scheme

Concerns have been raised by Teach First about a scheme to place trainee teachers into top private schools. Earlier...

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Cash perks don’t aid pupil achievement – £1.6m study reveals

Research costing £1.6m has concluded that cash incentives offered to pupils make no significant improvement in GCSE results. The...

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FEATURED: the new regional schools commissioners

The new regional schools commissioners will mean more demands made on those seeking approval for academy projects, says Sir...

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