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What was supposed to be said about Ofsted

* Working out what Ofsted is up to involves dividing woods from trees. Unfortunately, as our editor Laura McInerney...

Laura McInerney
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You can’t compare GCSE maths grade boundaries

The new maths GCSEs were designed to be different from the old A* to G GCSEs, says Cath Jadhav, so...

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Distance is an unfair criterion for school admission

While parents do engage in school choice, the system of using proximity to determine admission means that some households...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Linear GCSEs aren’t about cramming knowledge

The introduction of more rigorous GCSEs has understandably been challenging for teachers. But if they try to teach them...

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School support staff have borne the brunt of funding cuts

Over a thousand parents, teachers, school support staff and head teachers attended the school cuts lobby of Parliament on...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Why we’re marching on Westminster for school funding

At the moment schools don’t have enough money. It’s as simple as that. That’s why NAHT, the school leaders’...

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£1.3bn more for school funding is not nearly enough

English schools need much more than a paltry £1.3 billion in extra funding taken from elsewhere, says Gillian Allcroft...

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Is Al-Hijrah ruling the death knell for single-sex schools?

The recent judgement against segregation in schools suggests that ideology-based segregation in education is harmful. Where does this leave...

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Why is the good CPD always on the weekend?

We need to bring the buzz of weekend conferences to continuing professional development delivered during working hours, says Karen...

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