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Jan
Lower grade boundaries for maths GCSE resit exam spark concern
Concerns have been raised after new data showed that pupils needed as little as 13% of marks in a higher-tier maths GCSE paper to achieve a ‘standard pass’ in their
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Jan
Damian Hinds becomes new Secretary of State for Education
In a week of shake-ups and break-ups which saw Justine Greening resign from her ministerial position of Education Secretary, a position she held for only 546 days, SCHOOLS
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Jan
Justine Greening presses Government to ensure sex education is taught in all schools
Former Education Secretary Justine Greening has pressed the Government to ensure that relationships and sex education (RSE) is taught in all schools. In her first comments to
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Jan
Thousands of teachers are on long-term stress leave, new figures reveal
New figures have revealed that thousands of teachers in England are on long-term stress leave, with numbers rising each year. The Liberal Democrats say the statistics indicate the
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Jan
Primary schools are being asked to trial lessons in identifying ‘fake news’
The battle against fake news is about to make its way into classrooms, as primary schools are sought for a pilot scheme to teach children how to critically analyse online
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Jan
DfE refuses to name financially troubled academies paying £150,000 salaries
The Department for Education is refusing to reveal which single-school academy trusts are paying leaders more than £150,000 despite having financial problems, because it does
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