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Oct
Unauthorised absences continue to rise
New data for the autumn of 2017 and spring of 2018 shows the rate of unauthorised absence from primary and secondary schools was 1.2% over the period, up from 1.1% in the same
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Oct
Report warns that Opportunity Areas are 'too led' by DfE
An independent analysis of the government’s Opportunity Areas, which is its flagship social mobility programme for 12 of the most deprived areas of the country, has found some
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Oct
Education Links w/c 15th October 2018
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/college-bosses-descend-westminster-alongside-15271531 – Chronicle Live, College bosses to descend on Westminster alongside students
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Oct
Progress 8 data release - North East
Today’s provisional 2017-18 KS4 statistics show the North East falling further behind the rest of the country at GCSE, as illustrated by the graph below (click to enlarge).*
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Oct
Impact of Universal Credit on FSM eligibility
Research by Education DataLab suggests FSM eligibility has risen in Universal Credit pilot areas because of various guarantees on retaining eligibility the Government has made. In
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Oct
Amanda Spielman uses Schools North East Summit speech to set out vision for future
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools, Amanda Spielman, set out her vision for the new Education Inspection Framework in her keynote address to the School North East
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