Amanda Spielman at her pre-selection hearing on June 29.
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A committee of MPs says it is unable to support the appointment of Amanda Spielman as head of the schools inspectorate.
Coding has become a core part of the curriculum.
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The influence of private interests in English schools is on the up.
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Picking over the government’s claims that missing class to go on holiday impacts on attainment.
Out of the classroom and onto the streets.
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Dealing with inequality should be the main priority.
The rules for schools could change.
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Local education authorities have mediated the RE syllabus for decades. Now, there might be a free-for-all.
Resistance is mounting to Nicky Morgan’s plans to convert all schools into academies.
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The government’s plans could come with many hidden costs.
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It’s old-fashioned, out of date and varies massively from school to school.
Get ready: Nicky Morgan announces big changes ahead for schools.
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Unpacked: academy ramp-up, new teacher qualifications and school funding formula.
New formula needed.
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The government is consulting on proposals for a new schools funding formula.
Michael Wilshaw, head of Ofsted, will stand down in December.
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The government’s search outside the UK for the next chief inspector of schools is misguided.
Could seven-year-olds be sitting SATs again?
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A decade after they were phased out, the government could reintroduce national tests for seven-year-olds.
Coming to a classroom near you?
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Nicky Morgan has announced a scheme to give incentives for the best teachers to go to struggling schools. Will it work?
The site in Sevenoaks where a new annexe for an existing grammar school has been given the go-ahead.
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A new grammar school has been given the go-head in Kent, despite evidence that selective education increases inequality.
The Conservatives aren’t stopping their academies drive.
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The gap is growing between the best and worst chains of academies, according to new research.
All 16-year-olds will now have to sit five academic subjects at GCSE.
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From September, all children will have to study five core academic subjects at GCSE. But the CBI thinks the exams should be phased out.
No room for flat-lining.
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Nicky Morgan has wasted no time on pursuing plans to intervene in schools where results are ‘flat-lining’.
Back to school for Nicky Morgan.
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From a College of Teaching to vocational education, international students and whether to raise tuition fees, there is a lot in the ministers’ inboxes.
Where’s the evidence on performance-related pay for teachers?
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Attracting high-performing graduates into the profession might work better than performance-related pay.
The Conservatives have pledged to continue the expansion of their free school programme.
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Education secretary Nicky Morgan said free schools push up standards in neighbouring schools and are popular and effective.
Do you ‘dare to know?’
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Those who have agitated for subject knowledge, rather than skills, to be the focus of the national curriculum, may have been pleased to hear the secretary of state for education, Nicky Morgan, following…