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Ofsted review: 'Schools are narrowing the curriculum'
Findings in the Ofsted curriculum review report that schools are narrowing the primary curriculum by focusing too intensely on preparing for SATs. Ofsted has highlighted the
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Oct
DfE to review ‘disproportionate’ exclusions of certain ethnicities
It has been reported this week that the Department for Education is to launch a review into the correlation between exclusions and pupil ethnicity, with a focus on the rates of
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Oct
Ann Mroz at the Summit: "The profession lacks confidence to stand up for itself."
Tes Editor Anne Mroz told delegates that major changes in teaching are underway, but the Government is only engaging with a favoured few and “the profession lacks confidence to
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Oct
Summit 2017: Speaker Highlights
David Laws: Can English schools close the disadvantage gaps? The Rt Hon David Laws, Executive Chairman of the Education Policy Institute (EPI), was the first speaker of the day.
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Oct
North-East has the highest number of under performing schools
NEW research has revealed that the North-East and Yorkshire and Humber has the highest number of under performing schools in the country. The figures, taken from Ofsted reports
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Oct
Dr Becky Allen at the Summit: EBacc for the many, not the few
Secondary school leaders at the SCHOOLS NorthEast 2017 Summit were given a real-time dissection of newly released secondary schools performance tables by Dr Becky Allen, Director
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