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Dec
Teach Reception children how to grip a pencil, says Ofsted
Children in Reception class in England should be taught how to grip a pencil properly and how to sit correctly at a table, says the watchdog Ofsted. Inspectors say a third of
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Dec
Teacher training target missed for fifth year in a row in England
There has been a failure to attract a fifth of the trainee teachers the government says are needed for secondary schools in England. Department for Education figures show only 80%
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Dec
Grammar schools to make 'formal' commitment to admitting poorer pupils
The announcement by schools minister Nick Gibb comes after government plans to open a new wave of grammar schools were dropped. Grammar school Head Teachers will make a formal
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Dec
Teaching grammar does not improve children's writing ability, research finds
Academics reveal ‘a significant and persistent mismatch’ between government policy and the techniques proven to work in the classroom. The way that grammar is taught
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Nov
Budget 2017: Greening will write to teacher pay body ‘shortly’
The education secretary will write to the body that makes recommendations on teacher pay rises “shortly”, the government has confirmed. Following today’s budget
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Nov
Ofsted chair welcomes call for greater scrutiny of 'outstanding' schools
Professor Julius Weinberg, the new chair of Ofsted has told school governors that it would be “helpful if they pushed for Ofsted to carry out more inspections at
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