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Feb
Northern Powerhouse will 'splutter and die' if education in the North is not excellent, says Ofsted Chief
Sir Michael Wilshaw raised concerns, during an IPPR conference, about the Northern Powerhouse crashing if the declining secondary school performance is not tackled. Her
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Feb
DfE agrees to change deadline for primary assessment after unions' ultimatum
In a letter to the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), School Minister Nick Gibb confirmed that the Department for Education will comply to teaching unions’
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Feb
Heads' subject? All subjective
While I was enjoying time with the family over Christmas, and, obviously, eating and drinking too much, The Times reported a Good Schools Guide survey identifying the subject
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Feb
North East careers conference deemed a great success
SCHOOLS NorthEast held its second annual FutureReady Careers Conference last Thursday (4 February 2016) where a stellar line-up of national and regional speakers, as well as
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Feb
England's biggest academy chain hits out at Ofsted after damning report
Representatives of the biggest academy chain in England, Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), expressed their disappointment at Ofsted’s inspection process after the
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Feb
DfE misses recruitment targets amid fears of teacher shortage crisis
The Department for Education has not met its trainee recruitment targets for the past year, a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) reveals. Whitehall’s independent
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