Schools
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Pros and cons of homeschooling
In Depth The government has set out plans to register all children educated at home
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Poorest UK pupils relying on schools for food and clothing
Speed Read Head teachers’ association boss says politicians need to end their ‘Brexit fixation’ and focus on public services
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Cash-strapped sixth forms dropping language A-levels
Speed Read More than half of colleges have ditched at least one language, with German the chief victim
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Equality bosses call for special treatment for white working-class boys
Speed Read EHRC wants government action plan to tackle pupils’ low achievement levels
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The eight schools that ‘dominate’ Oxbridge
Speed Read The elite universities admit more students from handful of private institutions than from almost 3,000 other schools combined
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Birmingham school bans talking between classes
Speed Read Headteachers of Ninestiles Academy defend new ‘silent corridors’ policy
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Why 2,000 head teachers are protesting in Westminster
Speed Read School leaders pleading government for extra resources as budgets have been ‘cut to the bone’
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Is Religious Education on its way out?
In Depth New report suggests replacing RE classes with ‘Religion and Worldviews’
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Teachers warned to leave politics outside classroom
Speed Read DofE says educators ‘must not promote partisan political views in school’
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Top school threatened with closure after ‘mock slave auction’
Speed Read The Government has threatened to withdraw funding after inspectors found safeguarding plans ‘weak’
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Why narcissists are more likely to be successful
In Depth New research suggests personality trait contributes to higher levels of achievement
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Top private school holds ‘Austerity Day’ where students eat baked potatoes and beans
In Depth St Paul’s Girls’ School widely criticised for appearing to downplay the significance of austerity
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What are T levels and when are they starting?
In Depth Theresa May says new vocational qualifications will allow the UK to compete globally
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Are rankings stigmatising schools in white working-class areas?
Speed Read Secondary schools were subjected to two new criteria for ranking pupil achievement in 2017
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