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Ruth Davidson: SNP are ‘rigging education stats’
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Life chances inquiry launched
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Teachers prepare to strike in protest at 'immoral' exams for four-year-olds
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National Numeracy to deliver new adult online learning project funded by the Department for Education
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EEF: Calculators do not limit learning in maths
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National Numeracy Day
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Sats-style maths exam for university applicants 'could help post-Brexit Britain compete'
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TES Maths Exams Assessment University applications Literacy Numeracy
  • Feb 21, 2017
Third of children 'not reaching expectations'
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BBC Literacy Numeracy Disadvantaged pupils
  • Feb 17, 2017
Most parents want early years teachers in nurseries
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Nursery World Nurseries Early years Teachers Literacy Numeracy
  • Feb 17, 2017
Shortage of early years teachers 'risks developmental delay' for 800,000 children
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CYPN Early years Teachers Nursery Literacy Numeracy Teacher shortage
  • Feb 17, 2017
Graduate nursery staff have 'little effect' on children
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BBC Nursery Graduates Attainment Literacy Numeracy National pupil database Teachers Assessment
  • Feb 14, 2017
Bright but poor pupils ‘lag behind richer peers’ in Scotland
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Scotsman Scotland Disadvantaged pupils Sutton Trust Attainment gap Numeracy Literacy PISA OECD
  • Feb 9, 2017
Three year attainment gap between poor pupils and their better-off classmates separates Britain’s brightest teenage girls
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Sutton Trust Attainment gap Disadvantaged pupils Girls Numeracy Literacy Science IoE OECD PISA
  • Feb 9, 2017
'Waste of talent' as poor pupils lag behind richer peers
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BBC Disadvantaged pupils Sutton Trust Gender gap Attainment PISA Literacy Numeracy Science
  • Feb 9, 2017
New report warns Scotland's brightest pupils are being left behind
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Herald Scotland Scotland Sutton Trust OECD Literacy Numeracy Academic performance
  • Feb 9, 2017
New Wales Donaldson curriculum facing 'challenges'
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BBC Wales Curriculum Literacy Numeracy IT Computing NAHT NUT
  • Feb 7, 2017
Tight budgets harm standards, says world school ranking boss
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BBC Budgets Funding Finances PISA NAO Grammar schools Academies OECD Literacy Numeracy Leaders
  • Feb 3, 2017
Workforce strategy not expected until end February
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Nursery World Nursery Workforce Childcare Recruitment Teacher shortage DfE Literacy Numeracy
  • Feb 1, 2017
British school children could be guinea pigs for controversial new tests despite other nations rejecting them
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Telegraph DfE OECD Tablet-based tests Curriculum PISA Literacy Numeracy
  • Jan 31, 2017
‘We’re not hippies, we’re punks.’ School that has projects, not subjects, on the timetable
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Guardian Curriculum International Finland Project-based learning Grammar schools Literacy Numeracy
  • Jan 31, 2017
What maths skills should young people have at 14?
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National Numeracy Maths Numeracy TIMSS OECD PISA GCSEs
  • Dec 20, 2016
Scotland: Pupils are failing in the basics, say teachers
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Times Scotland Literacy Numeracy Primary Attainment gap Disadvantaged pupils CfE Attainment
  • Dec 14, 2016
Scotland: Swinney under fire as pupils fail to meet primary goals
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Herald Scotland Scotland Primary Numeracy Literacy Attainment
  • Dec 14, 2016
Swinney welcomes teacher numbers boost in light of 'challenges'
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BBC Scotland Teacher recruitment Attainment gap Disadvantaged pupils Teachers Literacy Numeracy
  • Dec 13, 2016
28% of P7 pupils ‘not achieving required levels of literacy’
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Scotsman Scotland Primary Literacy Numeracy CfE Attainment gap PISA
  • Dec 13, 2016
Scottish schools data published for first time
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BBC Scotland CfE Reading Writing Numeracy
  • Dec 13, 2016
28% of P7 pupils 'not achieving required levels of literacy and numeracy'
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Herald Scotland Scotland Primary Literacy Numeracy CfE
  • Dec 13, 2016
SSAT 2016: Numeracy and literacy focus narrowed the curriculum, says Sean Harford
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Schools Week SSAT Numeracy Literacy Curriculum Ofsted EPI
  • Dec 12, 2016
David Hughes discusses the AoC review, a more confident sector and English & Maths
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FE News FE Colleges AoC English Maths Literacy Numeracy
  • Nov 15, 2016
More than 250 million children around the world have not mastered basic maths and reading
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University World News Global Literacy Numeracy
  • Oct 7, 2016
Poorer pupils fall further behind: 5 things we learnt from the KS1 results
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TES Assessment Literacy Numeracy Disadvantaged pupils
  • Sep 29, 2016
Poorer pupils fall further behind: 5 things we learnt from the KS1 results
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TES Assessment Literacy Numeracy Disadvantaged pupils
  • Sep 29, 2016
Phonics results rise again but writing falls behind at KS1
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Schools Week Literacy Numeracy Assessment
  • Sep 29, 2016
Sats: Big fall in number of seven-year-olds reaching expected standards under tougher testing regime
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TES Schools Primary schools Literacy Numeracy SATS Assessment
  • Sep 29, 2016