Politics

Birmingham pupils celebrate health award

More than 100 pupils from South Birmingham schools have picked up a Health for Life award for committing to...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Back to school for Gibb and Miliband

The schools minister, Nick Gibb and former Labour leader Ed Miliband returned to their old schools as part of...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Alice Barnard, Martin Sutcliffe and Eleni Kettles

Alice Barnard starts as the new chief executive of the Edge Foundation on Monday. She takes over from David...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Bristol primary takes literacy crown

A primary in Bristol has been crowned the UK’s Literacy School of the Year. St Peter’s Church of England...

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Nicky Phillips
Politics

Anti-bullying resource for disabled young people launched

A new resource to help staff tackle the homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HBT) bullying of disabled young people was...

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Opinion

Factory-farmed teachers will fail our children

The new-look training courses are trying to turn out fully-formed teachers in a matter of weeks, when what they...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Schools hit by storm Desmond and Eva will not get automatic exemption, says JCQ

Schools whose pupils have had coursework and classrooms ruined by flooding will not automatically be granted deadline extensions or...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Theresa May pushes troubled children free schools plan

Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) should support and open alternative provision free schools, Theresa May has said. The home...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Free schools: parents pushed out as multi-academy trusts move in

The government’s latest announcement of approved free schools continues the trend away from parent-led schemes, with multi-academy trusts the...

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Nicky Phillips