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Mar
How do we equip youngsters today to cope with the often quite pernicious effect of “fake news”?
FACT! LIE! Sad! We can barely open our internet browsers these days without being swamped by rival factions claiming territory over the truth in the news. Diametrically opposed
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Mar
BUDGET 2017: the key points
Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget yesterday, making a series of education-related announcements. Below is a breakdown of the key points he made during his
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Mar
National Careers Week 2017 #NCW2017
National Careers Week 2017 is taking place this week between 6-11 March, promoting the importance of good careers education in schools and colleges. Every year this is a
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Mar
Ofsted Director calls predicting grades for new exams a "very imprecise science", asking inspectors not to request them
In a letter to all inspectors, Sean Harford, Ofsted’s National Director for Education, asked them not to request predictions for cohorts about to take examinations. Mr
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Mar
Ofsted study finds consistency in double inspection decisions, but can't rule out "unintentional influence" by inspectors
The schools inspectorate has released a study of the reliability of its new short inspections, taking an evidence-based approach to the issue. It found that in 22 of the 24 short
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Mar
BUDGET 2017: Education Response
SCHOOLS NorthEast welcomed additional investment in education announced today in the Chancellor’s Budget, but the additional funding ignored the National Audit Office’s
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