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22 Aug 19
The shake-up of GCSEs risks damaging the mental health of students and demoralising those who are less able, as well as potentially leading to a narrowing of the curriculum, teaching unions have...
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30 Jul 19
The attainment gap between poorer students and the rest in England has stopped closing for the first time since 2011, a think-tank has said.
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20 Jun 19
Reversing cuts to school spending in England will require a one-off cash injection of up to £3.8bn and ongoing investment of around £1bn over the next three years, according to analysis.
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20 Jun 19
Local authorities are being urged to restrict traffic around schools after a study in London found “relatively high levels” of air pollution inside classrooms, posing a risk to children’s health.
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18 Jun 19
Every new teacher is to be trained in how to spot the signs of mental health issues in young people, under new plans unveiled by the prime minister.
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11 Jun 19
Nearly one in five children in England start school with poor speech and language skills as English regions suffer funding cuts for therapy, research has found.
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11 Jun 19
The growing number of children being taught at home may be the result of schools ‘off-rolling’ to boost their position in Ofsted league tables, says Children’s Commissioner for England Anne...
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29 May 19
Funding shortfalls have meant increasing numbers of children with special educational needs are attending schools outside their council area, according to figures obtained by The Observer.
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23 May 19
Council controlled schools were more likely to maintain good Ofsted ratings, the Local Government Association has said.
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10 May 19
Teachers want to see more support for parents to help them resist “off-rolling”, according to Ofsted research.
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7 May 19
The Department for Education has announced an overhaul of schools’ policies on permanently excluding pupils in response to a damning report.
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17 Apr 19
Research has revealed a “disturbing” number of students being removed from school registers without explanation, a think-tank has claimed – leading to accusations of schools ‘gaming the GCSE results...
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11 Apr 19
The school appeals process in England is reinforcing inequalities in education, a think-tank has warned.
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3 Apr 19
Special educational needs budgets in England have been slashed by an average of 17% since 2015, think-tank analysis has shown.
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2 Apr 19
Local authorities would need “appropriate funding” to hold registers for home-schooled children, an umbrella group has said.
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8 Feb 19
The government’s 30-hours childcare scheme is “entrenching disadvantage” by failing to include the poorest children, MPs have warned.
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5 Feb 19
Parents are being increasingly pressured into home-schooling leaving councils unable to ensure children are adequately educated, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said.
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25 Jan 19
Education secretary Damian Hinds has urged more schools to convert to academy status as figures showed half of pupils are now educated in academies.
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23 Jan 19
Academy schools are not “sufficiently transparent or accountable to parents and local communities”, MPs have said.
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18 Jan 19
Pressure on budgets is leading schools to resist admitting children with special educational needs, according to an education watchdog.
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11 Jan 19
The government should consider redistributing funds from schools with ‘excessive’ surpluses to bolster those with weaker finances, an education think-tank has suggested today.
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20 Dec 18
Two-thirds of academy school groups performed below the national average for disadvantaged pupils, according to research released today.
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19 Dec 18
A cash injection to help councils provide services for children with special educational needs “isn’t enough”, school leaders have warned.
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17 Dec 18
Increasing levels of child poverty are affecting children and young people’s education, with schools dealing with ‘Dickensian’ levels of squalor, a major teaching union has warned.
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4 Dec 18
Head teachers have criticised Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman for failing to acknowledge the impact of budget cuts on schools.
22 Aug 19The shake-up of GCSEs risks damaging the mental health of students and demoralising those who are less able, as well as potentially leading to a narrowing of the curriculum, teaching unions have...
30 Jul 19The attainment gap between poorer students and the rest in England has stopped closing for the first time since 2011, a think-tank has said.
20 Jun 19Reversing cuts to school spending in England will require a one-off cash injection of up to £3.8bn and ongoing investment of around £1bn over the next three years, according to analysis.
20 Jun 19Local authorities are being urged to restrict traffic around schools after a study in London found “relatively high levels” of air pollution inside classrooms, posing a risk to children’s health.
18 Jun 19Every new teacher is to be trained in how to spot the signs of mental health issues in young people, under new plans unveiled by the prime minister.
11 Jun 19Nearly one in five children in England start school with poor speech and language skills as English regions suffer funding cuts for therapy, research has found.
11 Jun 19The growing number of children being taught at home may be the result of schools ‘off-rolling’ to boost their position in Ofsted league tables, says Children’s Commissioner for England Anne...
29 May 19Funding shortfalls have meant increasing numbers of children with special educational needs are attending schools outside their council area, according to figures obtained by The Observer.
10 May 19Teachers want to see more support for parents to help them resist “off-rolling”, according to Ofsted research.
7 May 19The Department for Education has announced an overhaul of schools’ policies on permanently excluding pupils in response to a damning report.
11 Apr 19The school appeals process in England is reinforcing inequalities in education, a think-tank has warned.
2 Apr 19Local authorities would need “appropriate funding” to hold registers for home-schooled children, an umbrella group has said.
8 Feb 19The government’s 30-hours childcare scheme is “entrenching disadvantage” by failing to include the poorest children, MPs have warned.
19 Dec 18A cash injection to help councils provide services for children with special educational needs “isn’t enough”, school leaders have warned.
17 Dec 18Increasing levels of child poverty are affecting children and young people’s education, with schools dealing with ‘Dickensian’ levels of squalor, a major teaching union has warned.
4 Dec 18Head teachers have criticised Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman for failing to acknowledge the impact of budget cuts on schools.
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