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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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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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