News

Academy chain fights for right to name feeder schools

A secondary academy is fighting to give preference to children attending primary schools operated by its trust rather than...

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Politics

Finance app wins contest

Young entrepreneurs from Greenacre school for girls in Surrey have been crowned champions of a national United Learning app...

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Politics

Julie Keller, Laura Fowler and David Ross

Julie Keller has stepped up from the deputy headship to lead Nottingham girls’ high school, a move that follows...

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Opinion

How a charity can be effective

Philanthropists like giving to schools, says Angela Kail. But if the school system in England was ever straightforward for...

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Politics

Walliams backs comedy prize

Comedians including David Walliams, Charlie Higson anad Kerry Howard, are encouraging secondary school pupils to become class clowns. But...

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News

Council faces £5.6m bill for free school

Hertfordshire county council has been forced to stump up cash for an expensive new free school or face a...

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News

Tory shires rebel against plan for academies

Conservative councils are opposing the government’s academisation plans, adding their voices to a growing number of rebelling local authorities....

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News

Academy head pilots super-size classes of 60

Super-size classes of 60 pupils with a single experienced teacher will be piloted next year by one of the...

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News

Ditched primary SATs will still set standards

Primary schools that carried out a now-defunct key stage 1 test must still provide their results to the government...

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