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SATs inquiry finds QCA failures

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  • Thursday, December 18, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Failures at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) were partly to blame for the summer SATs fiasco, an independent inquiry has found.

Pupil attainment gap widens

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  • Monday, January 5, 2009
  • | CYP Now
The attainment gap between schools in wealthy and deprived areas is increasing, according to latest figures obtained by the Conservative Party.

Union worried by head recruitment difficulties

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  • Thursday, January 8, 2009
  • | CYP Now
A headteachers' union has expressed its concern at the high number of secondary headship vacancies having to be re-advertised following the publication of an annual recruitment report.

Funding for phonics training

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  • Wednesday, January 28, 2009
  • | CYP Now
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has announced nine million pounds of funding for training to develop high quality phonics in early years setting and primary schools.

Welsh schools improve standards

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  • Wednesday, January 28, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Three in ten education providers in Wales are not doing well enough, but schools are improving standards, according to the Welsh education inspectorate.

EMA replacement cash revealed to schools

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  • Friday, June 17, 2011
  • | CYP Now
The government has written to schools and colleges outlining how much cash they will receive under the scheme set up to replace education maintenance allowance (EMA) payments.

'Overwhelming' response to Gove's academy offer

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  • Wednesday, June 2, 2010
  • | CYP Now
More than 1,000 schools have applied to become academies just one week after Education Secretary Michael Gove wrote to all primary and secondary schools inviting them to join the academies programme.

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