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The Education Secretary: losing out just when consistency could be key
A glance at recent news concerning our current Education Secretary, Justine Greening, and the apparently well-founded rumours of an oncoming cabinet reshuffle. We take a look at the habits of education secretaries, how Greening began to break this mould and how inconsistency and a desire for political fanfare is detracting from the matter at hand...
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Special Needs in Education
There is controversy over the extra help given to students identified as having Special Needs because of the notion that they're offered an unfair advantage. What is the best way to ensure that all students have an equal opportunity to do well at school?
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University and You
An overview of the recent data manipulation issues and how it might affect prospective students.
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Teacher shortage – how can we close the chasm?
It has been over a year of alarm bells sounding, hearing about the gap between teacher training posts and demand for teachers. That thee number of vacancies has reached record levels this year was to be expected. What can we do to bridge the gap before it is too late?
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Grammar school exclusion row – pupils return to school
Students in a grammar school in London were told to leave the school, unable to progress to upper sixth form, due to ‘poor academic performance’. Following legal action against the school, the pupils have now been allowed to return and the school's chair of governors has resigned.
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School uniforms - what is the point?
School uniforms have been questions in many ways over the past year, from price to gender stereotyping, but why do we have them in the first place?
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More exam leaks lead to Ofqual investigation into exam rules
Headlines about inappropriate sharing of Pre-U exam questions by teachers at private schools in the UK are eroding confidence in the qualification, leading to an investigation by Ofqual into how exam questions are written.
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How to ensure ‘back to school’ success
Across the country, children of all ages as well as their parents, are preparing for the new school year. Whether it is the first time or the last, what should we be doing to start the new school year on the right foot?
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GCSE results : slight dip in pass rate with new ‘tougher’ GCSE exams
Following the major disruption of the new GCSE qualifications in English and maths, overall grades in these subjects are down by around 1% point, although the government say that there is no way to directly compare with the previous qualifications as the marks are fundamentally different.
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