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The government is lobbying those in charge of controversial university technical colleges to move away from recruitment at 14, the academies minister has revealed. Lord Agnew told the House of Lords today that he is “trying to encourage” Lord Baker, the founder of the UTC movement to “adjust the entry age of UTCs so that […]

The capacity of the Office for National Statistics to meet a deluge of applications for national pupil database information has been questioned following a shake-up of the Department for Education’s data sharing practices. Most organisations will now have to register with the ONS before they can request information from the national pupil database, which holds […]

Damian Hinds has insisted he is “happy” with England’s system of using multiple exam boards for GCSEs and A-levels, putting to bed years of speculation about the future of the market. The education secretary, who as a backbench MP questioned the logic of having more than one exam board, told Schools Week he was content […]

School leaders have backed an attempt to force the government to collect data on food security, which will hand schools more clout in their fight against holiday hunger. Emma Lewell-Buck, the shadow children’s minister, already has the support of more than 150 MPs from across the political divide for her food insecurity bill, which will […]

Staff working for the NASUWT teachers’ union will go on strike later this month following a dispute over pensions. Members of the GMB union who work at NASUWT have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, a document seen by Schools Week showed. The months-long dispute had arisen over proposed changes to pensions paid to […]

The government has been accused of “resorting to a political gimmick” after announcing £24 million in funding will be diverted to the north east of England. Damian Hinds, the education secretary, unveiled the “opportunity north east” programme on Monday. The scheme will divert £12 million from existing Department for Education budgets for school improvement in […]

Amanda Spielman has admitted she was “horrified” at accusations that Ofsted’s recent curriculum review was biased in favour of schools with a knowledge-rich curriculum. Speaking following her speech to the Schools North East summit today, Spielman insisted the review was not about judging what is a good curriculum, but about schools’ engagement in developing their […]

A shift in focus by Ofsted away from pupil outcomes will help tackle excessive workload in schools, Amanda Spielman said today. The chief inspector of schools has outlined changes to the way Ofsted will inspect schools from next year, including a move away from focusing on exam results, and new headline judgment areas. Spielman has […]

Schools with “well below average” progress scores were more than nine times more likely to be rated inadequate as those with average or above-average progress last year, new research shows. A joint study by Education Datalab and the Association of School and College Leaders found a “strong relationship” between schools’ progress 8 scores and their […]