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Jun
DfE publishes 2016/17 absence statistics
The overall absence rate in England has increased from 4.6 per cent in 2015/16 to 4.7 per cent in 2016/17. The authorised absence rate stayed the same at 3.4 per cent and the
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Jun
Early years teachers should make sure children have eye tests says Sutton Trust
Nursery school teachers should make sure that children have eye tests as one in ten could be suffering from undiagnosed conditions, the Sutton Trust has said. Three- and
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Jun
Education Links w/c 18 June 2018
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/gateshead-council-gibside-school-shipcote-14804087 – Chronicle Live – Gateshead special school to get
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Jun
Education DataLab raises concerns about off-rolling, publishes re-weighted MAT league tables
FFT Education DataLab has published a series of posts looking at the impact of pupils who left mainstream secondary schools before the end of their secondary education on
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Jun
Government should accept "efficiency savings" are cuts, IFS tells Select Committee
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) was among the organisations giving evidence to the Education Select Committee this week. Luke Sibieta, a research fellow at the IFS, said
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Jun
Researchers voice concerns over maths teacher shortages
A new report from the Nuffield Foundation has examined how schools are dealing with the shortage of Maths teachers. Authored by Rebecca Allen & Sam Sims of FFT Education
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