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Natural history GCSE finally gets go-ahead
Landmark qualification to be made available in schools years after its initial target start date, with content to be decided after a 12-week consultation
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Number of pupils with EHCPs rises above half a million
The latest official data shows a 24 per cent increase in the number of pupils with an education, health and care plan in the past two years
Number of pupils with EHCPs rises above half a million
A-level music ‘could disappear’ after entries sink to record low
ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis shows entries are down 41 per cent since 2013, with the government accused of showing ‘none of the action required’ to help music flourish
Music entries down
Ofqual fines Cambridge English £875,000 over automated marking errors
Users of the International English Language ÌÇÐÄVlogting System qualification were ‘let down by systemic failures over a long period’, says the regulator
Ofqual fines Cambridge English £875,000 over automated marking errors
How to make the enrichment benchmarks work for all
Two trust CEOs say the government’s plan to improve extracurricular opportunities for pupils is welcome – but schools need support for it to have the desired impact
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Why schools still can’t (easily) measure skills
Teachers and policymakers are keen to get more skills into the curriculum, but assessing how well students can learn and apply those skills remains a major obstacle. Jasmine Norden asks the experts about potential solutions
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How AI gets lesson planning wrong - and what we can do to fix it
Could knowledge graphs of subject curricula help to improve AI’s ability to generate lessons? Oak National Academy’s John Roberts believes they can
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ECT induction abroad: the benefits for teachers and schools
AoBSO chair James McDonald outlines how more early career teachers are now completing their induction at British schools overseas – and why UK schools should welcome this
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