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A new set of “benchmarks” for schools to rate their character education against has been published by the Department for Education. New guidance urges schools to consider “what kind of school are we?” and assess things like their curriculum and the value they place on volunteering. Plans for the benchmarks, similar to those on careers […]

Pupils who study international GCSEs are more likely to get top grades, but often underperform in their A-levels, a government study has found. The Department for Education compared the performance at key stage 4 and 5 of pupils studying normal GCSEs and those studying iGCSEs. It found pupils achieved “higher grades than expected” in English […]

School sixth forms and colleges will get a share of an additional £55 million in funding next year, but only for pupils taking certain A-levels. The Department for Education has confirmed it is ring-fencing part of the extra £400 million allocated to sixth forms and colleges for 2020-21 to pay for the teaching of “expensive […]

A taskforce set up by the mayor of London Sadiq Khan will spend £4.7 million to cut school exclusions in the capital, it has been announced. London’s violence reduction unit will spend the money on a series of programmes to “tackle school exclusions” and support vulnerable young people through education. I have been clear that […]

The Department for Education appears to have abandoned any potential split in Teach First’s contract between several suppliers. Last year the government floated the idea of using “new funding mechanisms” for its high-potential initial teacher training programme and delivering the programme through “collaboration between a number of suppliers”. But pre-tender documents for the next round […]

The Department for Education has unexpectedly published its new framework for initial teacher training, months earlier than planned. Last month, DfE policy adviser Rachel Hayward told the National Association of School Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) annual conference that the ITT framework wouldn’t be published until the spring. ITT providers said this left them with only […]

Pupils with the most prestigious vocational qualifications earn more later in life than those with top A-levels, a new study has found. Analysis by the Department for Education found that pupils who achieved level 3 qualifications in subjects like economics or engineering had higher average earnings six years later than those who got A-levels in […]

Schools advertised almost 1,300 more teacher vacancies last year than in the previous 12 months, according to new research that suggests the recruitment crisis is worsening. Analysis by SchoolDash and the Gatsby Foundation found 1,279 more secondary teacher vacancies were advertised in 2018-19 than in 2017-18 – a 4.6 per cent rise. The government is […]

Hundreds of schools are rescheduling nativity plays and Christmas concerts while parents scramble to make childcare arrangements, following the announcement of next month’s general election. The election on Thursday, December 12, called to break the parliamentary stalemate over Brexit, will take place in the penultimate week of term for most schools. School leaders and MPs […]