News

Baseline assessment providers face ‘robustness’ check

Providers of the new baseline tests for reception children are to be subject to an independent study to ensure...

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News

Regional Commissioners will represent schools in post-16 government reviews

Regional schools commissioners will act as the voice of all school sixth forms in a government review of post-16...

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Features

Julie Overend, teacher, Nottingham Children’s Hospital School

It’s a surprisingly sunny autumn day when Julie Overend shows me the outside play and learning area at Nottingham...

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Opinion

‘Why the National Reference Test trial should reduce worry about comparable outcomes’

Ofqual trials its national reference test next year, the first big step in gaining information to help to refine GCSE awarding. Earlier...

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Opinion

Proactive approach to retention

As leaders we need to be creative in our approach to recruitment, but we also need to look carefully...

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News

Teachers compete to write textbook activities in best countries

State-prescribed textbooks do not have to be oppressive and could be created by teachers competing to get their best...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Trojan Horse teachers deny all charges at NCTL hearings

Ten teachers have appeared at disciplinary hearings over allegations of professional misconduct in schools linked to the Trojan Horse...

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Nicky Phillips
News

Half of all radicalisation referrals now come from schools, exclusive figures reveal

Teachers are making “knee-jerk” referrals of pupils they feel may be at risk of radicalisation because they are afraid...

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News

EBacc not affecting arts says government – but Design & Technology missing from figures

Schools will be able to excuse up to 10 per cent of pupils from studying the full slate of...

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