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Former Conservative Education Secretary questions Ebacc target

28/09/2016 - 11:04

Lord Baker, who served as Education Secretary in the Conservative government from 1986-89, has questioned the government’s target for 90 per cent of pupils to study the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc), claiming that it has a ‘narrow academic focus’.

NAHT criticises plans to cap severance payments

28/09/2016 - 10:44

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has criticised government plans to cap public sector severance payments.

Labour launches petition opposing grammar schools

28/09/2016 - 09:56

The Labour Party has launched a petition to oppose the government’s proposals to lift the ban on opening new grammar schools.

Pupil nationality data ‘will not be passed to the Home Office’, DfE assures

27/09/2016 - 11:06

The Department for Education (DfE) has assured that data on pupils’ nationality collected by schools ‘will not be passed on to the Home Office’.

Teacher recruitment crisis is impacting GCSE results, ASCL warns

23/09/2016 - 11:10

The teacher recruitment crisis has become ‘so severe’ that it is impacting pupils’ performance at GCSE, according to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).

MPs launch inquiry into primary assessment

23/09/2016 - 11:00

The Education Select Committee has launched an inquiry into assessment in primary schools to scrutinise how recent reforms have affected teaching and learning.

Oxford vice-chancellor rejects sponsoring schools

23/09/2016 - 10:56

Oxford University vice-chancellor, Professor Louise Richardson, has rejected government proposals for universities to sponsor schools, according to a report from the BBC.

Grammar schools will ‘turbo-charge social mobility’, says Nick Gibb

23/09/2016 - 10:54

School Standards Minister Nick Gibb has claimed plans to open new grammar schools will ‘turbo-charge social mobility’ in England.

Derbyshire County Council changes rules on term-time holidays

22/09/2016 - 12:03

Derbyshire County Council has introduced new rules which allow parents to take their children on holiday during term-time, so long has the child’s attendance over the previous 12 months is above 94 per cent.

Over-testing ruins the joy of reading, Morpurgo warns

22/09/2016 - 11:42

War Horse author Michael Morpurgo has warned that too much testing in schools risks killing the joy of reading for children.

Parents divided over grammar schools, survey suggests

21/09/2016 - 10:38

Parents are deeply divided over the government's proposals to bring back grammar schools, according to a new survey conducted by Mumsnet.

Liberal Democrats promise to end primary SATs

21/09/2016 - 10:27

The Liberal Democrat Party has promised to ‘end the current system of SATS in primary schools’, warning that tests have become a ‘distraction’ in schools.

Glasgow schools advised to relax uniform rules

20/09/2016 - 10:06

Glasgow Council’s Education Services has advised schools in the area to relax uniform rules and be sensitive to disadvantaged pupils whose families may struggle to afford it.

Over 80,000 new free school places to be created

20/09/2016 - 09:56

The government has given the green light for 77 new free schools to be opened over the next few years, providing spaces for over 80,000 pupils.

OECD education head criticises grammar school plans

16/09/2016 - 09:46

The OECD’s head of education Andreas Schleicher has criticised plans to open new grammar schools in England, claiming there is no relationship between increasing selection and how well a school system performs.

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