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Mar
Two Sunderland Heads gave evidence to MPs on school buildings
Following a recent National Audit Office report which estimated that improving the condition of school buildings would cost £6.7m, the Public Accounts Committee took evidence
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Mar
Experts present brand new research at North East evidence-based education conference
The White Working Class conference, the first in a series of SCHOOLS NorthEast events around evidence-based education, took place today at the Durham County Cricket Club and
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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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