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Dec
Education News in the Autumn Term: A Round Up
From Mental Health Papers, to Ofsted reforms and Careers Strategies, it’s been a big news term this Autumn. As the year comes to a close, we take a look back at the main
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Dec
Ofsted Report 2017: Primary School Review
Ofsted’s 2016/17 Annual Report made a number of comments relating Primary Schools: Only 25% of primary schools are academies, compared to 70% of secondaries, showing the
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Dec
England has one of the world's largest gaps between highest and lowest performers in primary maths
90,000 more primary pupils need to reach maths grade if England is to become ‘world class’ Around 90,000 more primary pupils need to achieve the expected standard at the end
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Dec
Ofsted Report 2017: Its focus for the Future
In the 88-page Annual Report released by Ofsted this week, the inspectorate laid out their main foci for the future in the areas where they believe needs most support, and
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Dec
'Primary schools should put best teachers in Reception', experts say
Primary schools should put their best teachers in reception class as children taught well in their first year achieve better GCSEs in English and Maths, educational experts have
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Dec
GCSE grade changes increase by 52% – mostly due to GCSE English
The number of GCSE grades changed at a marking review this year has increased by 52%, with over 25,000 more changes than in 2016. This year, 73,840 GCSE grades were changed
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