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Term-time holidays a ‘small part’ of attendance woes – minister

Catherine McKinnell says she’s focused on children who regularly miss ‘significant amounts of school’

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Primary pupils swipe and learn

Sixty new iPads are helping pupils at a primary academy in Plymouth to become responsible digital citizens. Teachers at…

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Author opens doors to learning

The reopening of a learning and resource centre as “The Library” has put books and reading centre stage for…

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Wrestling stars muscle in on anti-bullying assembly

Three stars from the wrestling ring formed an unlikely alliance with a Tory politician last week. But it was…

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Fry joins the party at Norfolk academy

Special guest Stephen Fry has helped to celebrate a year of academic success at the Nicholas Hamond Academy in…

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‘Passionate’ teacher wins award

When Suzy Pett took this year’s outstanding new teacher award, she didn’t know a former head girl was in…

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Commodore opens new academy building

A new state-of-the-art building in a Portsmouth academy includes staircases covered in times-tables and portraits of some of the…

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