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Bumper increase in English results at Sir John Gleed School

Sir John Gleed School, in Lincolnshire, came to Schools Week’s attention during our investigation into inadequate academies which were good or outstanding before converting. Of the 28 schools, it had been inadequate for the longest time (since April 2013). After featuring on our front page, reporter John Dickens visited the secondary modern school to see […]

Exam results, Politics

Morgan reveals details of mass migration probe – days after officials refused to release information

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has announced she is planning to widen the scope of her investigation into the impact of mass migration on schools – just days after her department refused to say what the review will actually cover. The Telegraph reported yesterday that Ms Morgan has ordered officials to investigate whether increasing levels of […]

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What policy conclusions can we draw from the A Level results in 2015?

Politicians often claim that results show their favoured policy reform worked – but do this year’s figures stand up to scrutiny? Editor Laura McInerney checks out the data.   Forty-five minutes after the release of today’s A level results a statement from schools minister Nick Gibb popped into my inbox, headed with three statements:   […]

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Full list: Department for Education releases free school application forms after lengthy freedom of information battle

The Department for Education (DfE) has finally released all the application forms for successful free schools after a freedom of information battle lasting more than two years. The DfE originally refused to release the documents which it said would give an unfair advantage to other potential applications, and open those who applied to unwarranted scrutiny. […]

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Andrew Old’s top blogs of the week 6 July 2014

Activities: the devil will find work for idle hands to do By @JamesTheo An English teacher explains how his department has abandoned its old belief that lessons could be planned by identifying great activities to do, and then working out what could be learned from them. “This is the cult of activity: an unconscious belief […]

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Coasting Schools: Education Bill Committee Stage – Day 1 Afternoon Round-Up

The government revealed its proposed definition of a ‘coasting school’ last night. Today a cross-party committee of MPs are asking witnesses for their thoughts, and will debate proposed amendments to the definition. A morning session raised issues around the usefulness of the measure. The afternoon session was live-tweeted by @SchoolsWeek. Here’s what happened. https://storify.com/lauramcinerney/education-bill  

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Coasting Schools: Education Bill Committee Stage – Day 1 Morning Round-Up

The government revealed its proposed definition of a ‘coasting school’ last night. Today a cross-party committee of MPs are asking witnesses for their thoughts, and will debate proposed amendments to the definition. This morning’s session was live-tweeted by @SchoolsWeek. Here’s what happened. https://storify.com/lauramcinerney/education-bill-committee-session-1-round-up

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Dylan Wiliam urges teachers to use a variety of learning preferences

The battle over whether or not teachers ought to use “learning styles” in the classroom took a new turn this week when education professor Dylan Wiliam said teachers ought to consider them in their practice even though they are now debunked. Speaking at the Festival of Education at Wellington College last week, Prof WIliam said […]

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Carol Dweck, professor of psychology, Stanford University

Carol Dweck floats like a butterfly but her intellect stings like a bee. Gliding into the reception of the Caledonian Club – a private members’ club in the shadows of Buckingham Palace – Dweck is immaculately dressed in head-to-toe navy. She is tiny, no more than 5ft, and well known to the receptionists. Their eyes […]

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