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Speed-read: NASBM school efficiency report

A new study published today by the National Association of School Business Management (NASBM) claims to have found ways for...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Opinion

Does an elite education benefit health?

Dr David Bann, Lecturer/Research Officer, Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL Institute of Education What have you been working on? Trying to...

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‘Rogue marker’ blamed for attempted SATs leak

The government has blamed a “rogue marker” for attempting to leak a key stage 2 SATs test after a...

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KS2 grammar test published online in second exam breach

Today’s key stage 2 English test has been leaked online, adding to the chaos surrounding standardised testing in England after...

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A quarter of year 6 pupils are stressed about SATs

Twenty-seven per cent of children are “stressed” about their SATs, but only 10 per cent “hate” the tests, reveals a survey of year 6 pupils...

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How academy conversion affects primary schools’ performance

Sponsor-led primary academies improve substantially after conversion, but there is no evidence that converter academies get any better, reveals...

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Children ‘strike’ all over England to boycott SATs

Children all over England are being kept off school today, in protest at “a school system that places more importance on test...

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Schools Week Reporter
Opinion

Why effective heads don’t need to have been teachers

Too many headteachers are nearing retirement with too few to take their place. But there are plenty of highly...

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Heads must decide on May 3 ‘protest’ absences

Headteachers must decide whether they will record pupil absences related to parent protests over this summer’s SATs as authorised or not. A petition...

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Schools Week Reporter