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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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Keen gardeners take top prize

Green-fingered pupils at a Cumbrian school have scooped first place at this summer’s Royal Horticultural Society’s Tatton Park Show…

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Practice makes perfect for Maltings

An Essex school is taking top honours in a range of sports as a result of its extra-curricular clubs….

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Connor takes the top prize

One lucky pupil from a Liverpool school has been picked out of more than 2,000 children as the winner…

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May opens new drama centre

The Home Secretary Theresa May took centre stage at a Maidenhead school last week. The MP for the area…

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Contest win leaves Kent pupils in a spin

A team of six secondary school pupils from Kent has sped to victory in a national car engineering event….

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Icy deluge for primary staff

An open morning with a difference was held at a Rochdale primary school that raised £750 for a cancer…

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