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Pool Hayes Academy welcomes new Principal
Luke Baker wants to get an 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating during his tenure
Students awarded prestigious Arkwright Scholarship
St Katherine's is the first non-selective school in the South West to produce four Arkwright s...
School population boom creates need for more than 24,000 extra classrooms by 2020
The education sector will need a coordinated approach to keep up with the changing market
CORE Education CEO joins board of ukactive
Paralympic gold medallist Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson welcomes CEO of 'pioneering' Birmingham...
How the DofE Award develops skills for work
Peter Westgarth explains why over 100 top UK employers have endorsed a DofE Award as a measure...
Schools testing kills joy of reading, says War Horse author
Michael Morpurgo calls for schools to make time for stories by reinstating storytime in primar...
DfE creates over 80,000 new free school places
Justine Greening announces the biggest wave of free school approvals this Parliament
Huddersfield trials 'name-blind' UCAS application process
Huddersfield is the only North-East university taking part in pilot scheme to eliminate ethnic...
Four out of five heads and teachers oppose grammar schools
Over 2,500 teachers, school leaders and heads respond to a poll by NAHT, ASCL, and Teach First...
Ark welcomes new primary school
Paddington Green Primary School in London joins the Ark multi-academy trust
DfE consultation: have your say
Schools have until 12 December to take part in consultation on new package of school and unive...
PM vows to 'relax restrictions' on grammar schools
In first major speech, Theresa May announces plans to open and extend grammar schools to boost...
How the top grades will be awarded in new GCSEs
Ofqual confirms how GCSE grades, including 8 and 9, will be awarded
BME teacher representation drastically below pupils'
Bureau of Investigative Journalism finds chronic lack of black and ethnic minority teachers in...
Aldridge Foundation MAT appoints new CEO
Aldridge Foundation launch national multi-academy trust and appoint Chris Tweedale as chief ex...
New Ofqual test to affect 300 schools
New 'National Reference Test' to be introduced in 2017 to measure quality of teaching and end ...
More guidance needed for A-level subject choices
As students collect GCSE results, Which? University says university applicants don't think the...
Employers highly supportive of apprenticeships
Positive Outcomes study says 93% of employers would take on someone with three-year apprentice...
Ark academies celebrate A-level success
Following A-level results, Ark students are heading to top universities across the UK
Record numbers placed in higher education
UCAS data shows clearing was 'busiest ever' as 474,710 people placed into full time higher edu...
High flyers
Academies across the UK celebrate outstanding A-level results
Employer contact increases job confidence, says UTC survey
UTC student survey shows students feel more confident in planning their future after meeting e...
Academy sector in numbers, July 2016
Latest government figures show decrease in conversion applications while 73 schools await a sp...
Let's clear up the clearing myths
Research from London South Bank University reveals major differences between young people's pe...
Moving on up
Helen Jeys, new head of Alderley Edge School for Girls, looks at making the transition from ma...
Are school leavers' career dreams just pie in the sky?
New research shows 84% of 16-24 year olds are not pursuing their passions as a career
Making a U-turn on political apathy
Matteo Bergamini, founder of Shout Out UK, says political literacy is crucial now more than ev...
Grammar schools could return in 'social mobility' drive
Selective school ban could be lifted as soon as October, it has been reported
Book corner: Effective School Governance
Swot up for the new academic year with this new guide for school governors
Alan Milburn calls for social mobility for teachers
Chair of Social Mobility Commission calls for scrapping of teacher tuition fees and subsidised...
Editor's blog: Making room for the arts
Ebacc and STEM focus risk seeing arts, sport and music as second-class subjects, says Stephani...
New report shows what universities are really looking for
Commitment, passion and perseverance essential for clearing success, according to new admissio...
New funding formula delayed to 2018
Education Secretary Justine Greening says more time is needed for consultation and implementat...
New Schools Network seeks new Director
As Nick Timothy moves into Number 10, free schools organisation launches search for new appoin...
Cameron announces 31 new free schools
On final visit as Prime Minister, David Cameron recently announced the provision of 20,000 new...
MAT Chief Executives questioned by Committee
Heads of four multi-academy trusts recently faced Education Select Committee to discuss perfor...
State educated ministers dominate new cabinet
Sutton Trust analysis shows big rise in state educated ministers
ATT welcomes new secondary academy
Queen Elizabeth Academy joins Academy Transformation Trust
Justine Greening: the most 'important job' in the cabinet
There are four key priorities for the new Secretary of State for Education, says National Asso...
