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Dec
More than 500 primary schools below floor target
Number of schools below floor standard falls, but the number of ‘coasting’ schools has risen More than 500 primary schools are below the government’s floor standard
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Dec
SCHOOLS NorthEast welcomes new Social Mobility Action Plan
SCHOOLS NorthEast welcomed the Department for Education’s new Social Mobility Plan, ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential‘, and the four ‘ambitions’ outlined
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Dec
Ofsted Report 2017: The North East Outlook
Ofsted’s 2016/17 annual report gave some comments on the regional picture: 66 per cent of secondary schools in the region are rated as good or outstanding. This constitutes
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Dec
Bright Tribe in discussions over future of northern schools
The Bright Tribe academy trust is in discussions with the government about walking away from all of its schools in the north of England, the national schools commissioner has
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Dec
DfE to target free schools in bottom-performing third of country
Social Mobility Action Plan to shift focus of free school programme towards underperforming areas The Department for Education is going to target new free schools in parts of the
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Dec
Ofsted confirms changes to short inspections following consultation
Ofsted has confirmed it will go ahead with plans to change the way it carries out short inspections of good-rated schools from next month. Under the new plans, set out in
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