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Teaching profession needs to look beyond “heroic myths” to develop next generation of leaders

It’s time to cut through the “heroic myths” of great leadership, a trade union chief has warned on the...

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“Passports” to help young people’s character education take flight

Schoolchildren should be given “passports” documenting their extra-curricular volunteering work to help boost character education. Headteachers and college principals...

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Sophie Scott

Dame Stella Rimington – former Director General of MI5

1. What did you like about school? I particularly liked the variety of things we did, like school plays...

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How do exam writers put together questions for tests?

After an Edexcel GCSE maths question about Hannah’s sweets went viral on Twitter yesterday, exam writer Paula Goddard gives...

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Ofqual launches further consultation on new GCSE English language spoken exams

Ofqual has launched a consultation on how the spoken language part of the new GCSE in English language will...

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New software launched for teachers to spy on pupils at risk of radicalisation

New software allowing teachers to spy on pupils browsing extremist websites or searching for terrorism-related terms while at school could...

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Highly able primary pupils fail to reach GCSE potential – with some regions much worse than others

Highly able primary pupils are “missing” out on high GCSE grades with some areas serving talented pupils much worse...

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“I would hire maths and science graduates over those with computing degrees” says head of school software company

The managing director of the company that provides management information systems to schools has said he would rather hire...

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Ex-children’s minister Tim Loughton announces candidacy for select committee chair

Former children’s minister Tim Loughton has announced he is standing for the role of chair of the education select...

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