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Kent grammar schools urged to equal social imbalance

07/06/2016 - 10:58

Grammar schools in Kent have been encouraged to provide up to 700 more places for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Barnsley Council cuts school summer holiday

03/06/2016 - 11:29

Barnsley Council has approved plans to reduced school summer holidays by a week, in favour of an extra week off later in the year.

Three deputy directors added to support regional schools commissioners

02/06/2016 - 11:34

The names of three more deputy directors have been revealed to academy trust chief executives.

Meg Rosoff condemns UK education policy

01/06/2016 - 11:35

Author Meg Rosoff has condemned UK education policy, describing the government’s focus on exams as ‘an assault on childhood’.

Scottish Education secretary must ‘repair rift with councils’

31/05/2016 - 11:10

Education directors in Scotland have advised that the new education secretary John Swinney must rebuild the government’s broken relationship with councils, following budget cuts.

DfE to appoint eight new deputy directors

31/05/2016 - 11:06

The Department for Education (DfE) is set to appoint eight new senior civil servants to head up regional schools commissioner (RSC) offices and help manage their rising workload.

New childcare policy could increase attainment gap, study cautions

26/05/2016 - 12:33

A study by thinktank CentreForum has found that a new policy to provide working families with 30 hours of free childcare for under five-year-olds could widen the attainment gap when children start school.

GCSE maths off-putting to FE learners, AoC claims

24/05/2016 - 12:25

The Association of Colleges (AoC) has said that new harder GCSEs could be off-putting for many further educations (FE) learners.

Address educational disadvantage in the North, IPPR urges

23/05/2016 - 12:20

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called on the government to address educational disadvantage in the North, claiming this should be at the heart of efforts to create a Northern Powerhouse.

Gibb pledges to act over term-time holiday ruling

20/05/2016 - 11:59

Schools Minister Nick Gibb has said he will take ‘all measures necessary’ to overturn the High Court ruling which has prompted doubts over the term-time holiday regulations.

Morgan to begin new pay and workload talks, Tes reports

20/05/2016 - 11:56

According to Tes, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is seeking a new wave of talks with teaching unions which will centre on pay, workload and other areas of concern.

Durham County Council approves new teaching contracts

18/05/2016 - 12:24

Durham County Council has approved plans to terminate the 2,700 teaching assistant contracts and employ the teaching staff on new agreements with different terms and conditions.

Unions call for Education Bill to be dropped from Queen’s Speech

17/05/2016 - 11:15

Unions have come together to call on the government to drop the new Education Bill from the Queen’s speech and instead ‘engage in meaningful discussions with groups representing the education profession’.

Ofsted finds more than 100 illegal schools in England

16/05/2016 - 12:51

Michael Wilshaw, chief inspector of Ofsted, has warned that investigations have found over 100 illegal schools operating in England, more than previously thought.

Term-time holiday court ruling set to cause confusion, officials warn

16/05/2016 - 10:51

Neil Carmichael, Education select committee chairman, has said that parents are likely to be confused after a recent ruling concluded that a parent who had taken his child out of school for a holiday was not liable to pay a fine, due to the child having a good record of attendance otherwise.

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