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Scotland: Postcode premium of top schools revealed
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Scotland Catchment area School performance School choices League tables Rankings Attainment
  • Mar 21, 2019
3 in 10 parents don’t use academic performance to choose a secondary
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Parents School performance Ofsted ratings Secondary School choices
  • Mar 14, 2019
More pupils miss out on first choice of secondary school
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Secondary School choices School places Pupil numbers
  • Mar 8, 2019
Why do there seem to be so many school place shortages?
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School places Secondary Pupil numbers School choices National offer day
  • Mar 6, 2019
‘Crisis’ of pupils not offered any secondary place for September
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Secondary School places Pupil numbers School choices
  • Mar 4, 2019
Hertfordshire secondary school places: Nearly 200 left without
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School places Secondary School choices Pupil numbers
  • Mar 4, 2019
115,000 children to miss out on first choice of school as pupil numbers surge
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School places School choices Secondary Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2019
One third miss top school choice in London
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School places School choices National offer day Secondary London Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2019
National Offer Day shows us we need more free schools
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National offer day Secondary School places School choices Pupil numbers Free schools
  • Mar 1, 2019
Surge in demand for schools leaves councils struggling to cope
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School places School choices National offer day Secondary Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2019
Secondary school offers day: 115,000 to miss out on first choice
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National offer day School places School choices Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2019
Up to 25% of children could miss out on preferred secondary school
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School places School choices Secondary Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2019
National Offer Day: Unprecedented squeeze on places forcing poorest children into lowest-rated schools, analysis shows
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National offer day School places Disadvantaged pupils School performance School choices
  • Mar 1, 2019
National Offer Day 2019: What to do if your child doesn't get their first choice of secondary school
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National offer day Secondary School places School choices Appeals
  • Mar 1, 2019
Secondary school places 2019
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School places School choices Secondary Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2019
How to appeal a secondary school admission on National Offer Day 2019
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School places School choices Secondary
  • Mar 1, 2019
One in five children are set to miss out on their first-choice secondary school
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School places School choices Secondary
  • Mar 1, 2019
Record number of children to miss out on first-choice secondary school places, analysis suggests
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School places Secondary School choices
  • Mar 1, 2019
Soaring numbers will miss out on first school choices
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School places School choices Pupil numbers Secondary
  • Mar 1, 2019
Record numbers to miss out on first choice for secondary school places
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School places School choices Secondary Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2019
Families to learn secondary school places decision
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School places School choices Secondary
  • Mar 1, 2019
School places 2019: What time are secondary school places announced and how to appeal
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School places School choices Pupil numbers Secondary
  • Feb 28, 2019
Record numbers miss out on first choice of secondary school
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School places Secondary School choices Pupil numbers
  • Feb 28, 2019
Secondary school places 2019: What to do if you don't get your first choice school
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School places Secondary School choices
  • Feb 28, 2019
National Offer Day 2019: What to do if you don't get your first choice secondary school
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National offer day Secondary School choices
  • Feb 28, 2019
National Offer Day 2019: We missed the deadline for secondary school applications, what are our options?
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National offer day Secondary School choices
  • Feb 28, 2019
Why secondary school choices aren’t a matter of life or death
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Secondary schools School admissions School choices
  • Feb 24, 2019
Parents looking for top primaries should make reconnaissance trip to school gates, Good Schools Guide says
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Primary School choices School applications School places
  • Jan 9, 2019
Lessons in school choice
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School choices School performance Leaders
  • Dec 21, 2018
Thousands of children given faith schools against parents’ wishes
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Faith schools Primary schools School admissions School choices
  • Dec 8, 2018
Education Secretary urges Labour MPs to rebel against Corbyn's plans to scrap free schools
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Damian Hinds Jeremy Corbyn Free schools School choices School performance
  • Nov 8, 2018
School places crisis is worse than ever with half of children in some areas expected to miss out on their chosen secondary
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School places Secondary School choices School admissions
  • Oct 30, 2018
Choosing a secondary school: school allocations and tips for parents
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Secondary School choices School places
  • Oct 11, 2018
‘Lay off’ parents who scrimp to send their children to private school, says top headteacher
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Private schools School choices Parents
  • Oct 2, 2018
Lay off parents who choose private school, head says
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Private schools School choices Parents
  • Oct 2, 2018
School open days: Eight things to look for
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Open days Secondary School choices
  • Sep 18, 2018
The rich are bending school admission rules – report
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School admissions School places School choices
  • Sep 13, 2018
Secondary school choice in England
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Secondary schools School places School choices School admissions Catchment area School performance
  • Sep 13, 2018
The 6 key points from EPI’s ‘Secondary School Choice in England’ report
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EPI Secondary School choices School admissions School places School performance Catchment area
  • Sep 13, 2018
New free schools to open across England
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Free schools School choices School places
  • Sep 4, 2018
A levels are about more than just results
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A-levels Exam results School choices FE Choices Subject choices
  • Aug 14, 2018
Secondary school choice and selection: national preferences data
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Secondary schools School choices School admissions
  • Aug 9, 2018
The school children who live in England but are taught in Scotland
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Secondary School choices School performance
  • Jun 20, 2018
Wales: Why your child still has no chance of getting a place at preferred school even if you appeal
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School places School admissions School choices Wales
  • Jun 18, 2018
One in five teens did not secure their first-choice school due to population boom
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Secondary School places School choices Pupil numbers
  • Jun 15, 2018
Drop in first choices shows pressure on secondary places
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School places School choices Secondary Pupil numbers
  • Jun 14, 2018
Leader comment: Equal access to education is vital
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School choices Disadvantaged pupils
  • May 18, 2018
Wealthy families ‘playing the system’ by delaying start of education
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School starting age Affluence Summer-born School choices
  • May 18, 2018
School choice 'leads to unhappy pupils'
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School choices Academic achievement Attainment Happiness
  • May 15, 2018
Is selection and school choice hindering our work to close the education gap between rich and poor?
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Selective education School choices Attainment gap Disadvantaged pupils
  • Apr 25, 2018
138 children in Cardiff didn't get any of the primary school places they applied for
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Wales School places Primary School admissions School choices
  • Apr 19, 2018
Almost a third of pupils missed out on their first choice of primary school in some areas
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School places Primary National offer day School admissions School choices
  • Apr 17, 2018
Parents claim divorce to win school places
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School places School admissions Parents School choices National offer day Primary
  • Apr 17, 2018
Primary school places revealed today - but should you appeal if your child missed out?
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Primary School places School admissions School choices National offer day
  • Apr 16, 2018
Primary school offer day 2018: More children allocated first choice school due to Brexit, London councils say
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National offer day Primary School places School choices School admissions Pupil numbers Brexit
  • Apr 16, 2018
Thousands of children miss out on preferred primary school
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Primary National offer day School places School choices School admissions Pupil numbers
  • Apr 16, 2018
Primary school admissions 2018 UK: Here's what to do if your child does not get their first choice place
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Primary School places School choices National offer day School admissions
  • Apr 16, 2018
Shortage of places at Bryntirion School has a 'devastating' effect on children
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School places Primary Secondary School choices School admissions
  • Apr 16, 2018
Primary school places - not got what you wanted?
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School places School choices National offer day Primary Admissions Appeals
  • Apr 16, 2018
Primary school admissions 2018: When do you find out primary school places?
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Primary School places School admissions National offer day School choices
  • Apr 16, 2018
Need to know: National Primary School Offer Day
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Primary National offer day School places School choices Pupil numbers School admissions
  • Apr 16, 2018
Parents are 'faking break-ups’ to get their children into top schools, an expert has warned
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School places School choices School admissions National offer day Primary
  • Apr 16, 2018
Many parents face disappointment over primary school places
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Primary School places School choices Pupil numbers National offer day
  • Apr 16, 2018
Upset at primary school offer? Keep mum or your child may feel like they’re going to jail
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National offer day Primary School places School admissions School choices
  • Apr 13, 2018
Parents going to 'extraordinary lengths' to secure first-choice primary school, poll finds
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Primary School places School choices School admissions
  • Apr 13, 2018
Primary school offer day 2018: how to appeal a decision
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Primary National offer day Appeals School choices
  • Apr 13, 2018
Upset at primary school offer? Keep mum or your child may feel like they’re going to jail
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Primary Offers School places School choices
  • Apr 12, 2018
The unintended consequences of school choice
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School choices Catchment area Oversubscribed
  • Mar 23, 2018
New catchment areas will force schools to boost diversity
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Catchment area Diversity School choices Integration
  • Mar 15, 2018
When your kids don't go to the 'best' school
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School choices
  • Mar 11, 2018
One-third of London families miss out on first choice of secondary school
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School choices School places Secondary Pupil numbers London
  • Mar 1, 2018
Up to a third of London children miss out on top choice of secondary school, survey finds
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London School places School choices Secondary Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2018
Secondary school places confirmed for thousands of pupils
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School places School choices Secondary DfE Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2018
North-south divide for poorer pupils on School Offers Day
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National offer day School places School choices Pupil numbers Secondary
  • Mar 1, 2018
Five things to know on school offer day
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National offer day School places School choices Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2018
National Offer Day 2018: What to do if your child doesn’t get their first choice of secondary school
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National offer day School choices Secondary Pupil numbers School places
  • Mar 1, 2018
National Offer Day: Parents must have choice when it comes to education
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School places School choices National offer day
  • Mar 1, 2018
Five things to know on school offer day
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National offer day Secondary School places School choices Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2018
Five things to know on school offer day
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School places School choices National offer day Secondary
  • Mar 1, 2018
A fifth of Year 6 pupils will miss out on their preferred secondary school
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School places School choices Secondary Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2018
Secondary school places: Union argues the government is 'failing' to guarantee enough first choice placements
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School places Secondary schools School choices Pupil numbers
  • Mar 1, 2018
National Offer Day: 100,000 pupils set to miss out on their first choice school, analysis shows
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Secondary schools School choices
  • Feb 28, 2018
How to choose a primary school for your child?
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Primary schools School choices School applications School places
  • Feb 9, 2018
Places deadline: Top tips on choosing a school
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School places School choices Primary schools School admissions Pupil numbers
  • Jan 15, 2018
‘Personal touch more important than data when selecting a school’, advises NAHT
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Primary schools School admissions School places School choices
  • Jan 12, 2018
Fewer parents get preferred primary school place in a fifth of areas
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School places Primary schools School choices
  • Jan 12, 2018
Is parent power driving grammar school expansion?
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Parents Grammar schools Secondary Selective education School places School choices Pupil numbers
  • Jan 2, 2018
Choosing a school: why extra-curricular programmes are the key litmus test
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Extracurricular School choices Budgets Finances
  • Dec 4, 2017
Picking a school: a good curriculum is as important as the teaching staff 
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School choices Curriculum Primary schools Attainment Teachers
  • Nov 21, 2017
Free schools programme 'failing' to deliver
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Free schools School places Disadvantaged pupils School performance Pupil numbers Free school meals School choices Primary schools Secondary schools
  • Nov 16, 2017
Free schools in England
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Free schools EPI Disadvantaged pupils Pupil performance Ofsted inspections School choices School places Diversity
  • Nov 16, 2017
School application forms 'should give parents more choices
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School admissions Secondary schools School choices
  • Nov 2, 2017
Distance is an unfair criterion for school admission
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Secure schools School choices
  • Nov 1, 2017
Black and Asian parents make more ambitious school choices
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Secondary schools School choices BAME
  • Nov 1, 2017
School open days are all about business. They put my teeth on edge
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Guardian Secondary schools Sixth forms Finances School choices
  • Oct 20, 2017
Dominant multi-academy trusts risk investigation for monopolising markets
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Schools Week MATs Academies School choices
  • Oct 13, 2017
Beyond Ofsted: How to spot if your child's chosen school is hot on discipline 
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Telegraph Ofsted Discipline Secondary schools School choices School applications School places
  • Oct 12, 2017
Quarter of parents move house to be in right school catchment area
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TES Catchment area School admissions School places School choices
  • Aug 23, 2017
Parents with just two schools to choose from... and both are failing: Both secondaries in one postcode area are rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted
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Mail Secondary schools Ofsted ratings School choices Standards
  • Jul 26, 2017
Secondary school preferences by school type: 2016
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DfE Grammar schools Selective schools School choices Secondary
  • Jul 13, 2017
Daily roundup 14 June: Debts, school places, and Birmingham
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CYPN School places Secondary schools School choices
  • Jun 14, 2017
One in six pupils are denied a place at their first choice secondary school
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Mail School places School choices Primary schools Secondary schools Pupil numbers Immigration
  • Jun 14, 2017
Greater strategic oversight of school places is needed, says NAHT
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NAHT School places Primary schools Secondary schools School choices Class sizes Pupil numbers
  • Jun 13, 2017
Proportion of children missing out on first choice secondary school highest since start of decade
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Telegraph School choices Secondary schools Primary schools School places Pupil numbers
  • Jun 13, 2017
Higher proportion of pupils fail to get top choice of secondary school
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Guardian Secondary schools School places School choices Primary schools Pupil numbers
  • Jun 13, 2017
More than 150,000 children in England denied first choice of school
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Independent School choices Primary schools Secondary schools Pupil numbers
  • Jun 13, 2017
Rise in proportion of pupils not getting top secondary-school choice
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Mail Secondary schools School choices School places Primary schools Pupil numbers
  • Jun 13, 2017
School places pressure hits secondaries
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BBC Secondary schools School places School choices Primary schools
  • Jun 13, 2017
Population bulge prompts fall in proportion of pupils receiving first choice secondary place
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TES School choices Admissions Primary schools Secondary schools School places
  • Jun 13, 2017
Pupils less likely to get first choice secondary place as ‘baby bulge’ moves upwards
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Schools Week Secondary schools School choices School places Primary schools Pupil numbers
  • Jun 13, 2017
USA: What would a voucher system mean for schools?
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BBC OECD Funding Vouchers School choices International USA
  • May 18, 2017
CMRE think tank – increased selection is not a viable strategy for the education system
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Montrose42 Patrick Watson Academic selection School choices Academic performance Equality Disadvantaged pupils Social mobility
  • May 8, 2017
Fewer teachers, more pupils and no more money. Schools are struggling
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New Statesman Grammar schools School meals Teachers Funding Finances Budgets Apprenticeship levy IfS Redundancies Class sizes Narrow curriculum Donations Parents Teacher recruitment Retention Graduates Trainee teachers School places School buildings School choices Free school meals Attainment
  • Apr 27, 2017
Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 21 April 2017
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Pearson Policy Eye Politics Primary schools Primary assessment Secondary schools Wellbeing OECD Happiness PISA Bullying Mental health HE Bill Apprenticeships Skills IfA Leaders AELP ETF NFER School places School choices National offer day RSCs Arts Selective schools
  • Apr 21, 2017
First-choice primary school places increase in high-demand areas
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Schools Week Primary schools School places National offer day School choices
  • Apr 18, 2017
Proportion of children getting place at their preferred primary school rises, analysis finds
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TES Primary schools School places National offer day School choices School admissions
  • Apr 18, 2017
Thousands of children miss out on first choice of primary school
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Independent Primary schools School choices National offer day School places
  • Apr 18, 2017
Thousands in England still losing out on first-choice primary school
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Guardian Primary schools School places School choices National offer day NAHT
  • Apr 18, 2017
One in four children miss out on first choice primary school in some areas
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Telegraph Primary schools School places School choices National offer day School admissions
  • Apr 18, 2017
Did your child get the primary school place you wanted for them?
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Guardian Primary schools School places National offer day School choices
  • Apr 18, 2017
National Offer Day: What to do if your child doesn’t get into your first choice school
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Metro National offer day Primary schools School places School choices School admissions Appeals
  • Apr 18, 2017
Primary school admissions 2017: How to appeal if your child missed out on their first choice
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Independent Primary schools School admissions School choices Appeals
  • Apr 18, 2017
Primary school offer day 2017: Poor children twice as likely to attend substandard schools, study finds
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Telegraph Primary schools National offer day Disadvantaged pupils Secondary schools Teach First School choices
  • Apr 18, 2017
Analysis: Primary school offer day
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EPI Primary schools National offer day School places School choices Secondary schools School performance Parents Affluence Disadvantaged pupils
  • Apr 18, 2017
Local planning over school places and admissions is vital, says NAHT
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NAHT School places School admissions Primary schools School choices
  • Apr 18, 2017
Soaring house prices are penalising parents who want the best school places for their children 
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Telegraph School places School choices Ofsted ratings Disadvantaged pupils National funding formula Attainment gap
  • Mar 20, 2017
Best schools add £18,600 to average house price
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BBC School choices Primary schools Secondary schools School places Catchment area
  • Mar 20, 2017
Education secretary promises action on recruitment and retention
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SecEd Teachers Teacher recruitment Retention ASCL Ofsted Social mobility Engagement Grammar schools Attainment gap Disadvantaged pupils School choices School places QTS Northern Powerhouse Schools Strategy Teacher workload
  • Mar 15, 2017
School admissions: is a lottery a fairer system?
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Guardian School admissions Secondary schools National offer day School places School choices Selective schools Disadvantaged pupils Social selection Catchment area Primary schools
  • Mar 14, 2017
Why free schools are vital to ending heartbreak on National Offer Day
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Telegraph Free schools Secondary schools National offer day School performance School places School choices
  • Mar 2, 2017
One in five children face missing out on their top school choice in worse admissions round since 2008
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Mail Secondary schools School admissions School choices School places London DfE
  • Mar 2, 2017
Tens of thousands of pupils fail to get into first choice secondary school
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Guardian Secondary schools School choices School applications School places
  • Mar 1, 2017
Record 28,000 London pupils miss out on first choice of secondary school
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Evening Standard Secondary schools School choices School places London Underperforming schools Funding
  • Mar 1, 2017
UK National Offer Day: what are your experiences?
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Guardian Secondary schools School choices
  • Mar 1, 2017
Secondary school place allocation
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NUT Unions Secondary schools School places School choices Funding Academies Free schools Grammar schools Teachers Teacher training Academic selection
  • Mar 1, 2017
Admitting the problem
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Sutton Trust Secondary schools School choices School places Social selection Disadvantaged pupils School admissions Progress 8 Attainment Catchment area
  • Mar 1, 2017
National Offer Day: Government is creating school places lottery
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ASCL Secondary schools School places School choices Free schools Funding Standards NAO
  • Mar 1, 2017
National Offer Day 2017: We missed the deadline for secondary school applications, what are our options?
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Telegraph Secondary schools School places School choices Faith schools
  • Mar 1, 2017
Top state schools 'dominated by richest families'
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BBC State schools Social mobility Secondary schools Disadvantaged pupils School choices Teach First Grammar schools Sutton Trust National pupil database Catchment area
  • Mar 1, 2017
Families 'struggle to get first-place secondary school'
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BBC Secondary schools School choices School places DfE Primary schools NAHT
  • Mar 1, 2017
Number of pupils failing to get first choice of school expected to rise
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Guardian Secondary schools School choices Disadvantaged pupils Social mobility Sutton Trust Catchment area
  • Mar 1, 2017
Top state schools are 'preserve of the rich', social mobility charity warns
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Independent Secondary schools State schools Social mobility Disadvantaged pupils Catchment area School choices Sutton Trust Faith schools
  • Mar 1, 2017
Four in five top-performing comprehensive schools are 'socially selective'
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TES Social selection Comprehensives School admissions Secondary schools Social mobility Sutton Trust Disadvantaged pupils Catchment area Attainment NFER School choices
  • Mar 1, 2017
Number of pupils offered preferred secondary school place falls in most areas
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TES Secondary schools School choices School admissions School places DfE Academies Free schools Funding
  • Mar 1, 2017
National offer day: 90,000 children set to miss out on first choice school, experts say
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Telegraph Secondary schools School choices Sutton Trust Catchment area Social mobility Teach First
  • Mar 1, 2017
Almost one in three London children will miss out on first choice school
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Evening Standard Secondary schools London School choices School places Funding Underperforming schools
  • Feb 28, 2017
ATL comment on secondary school places
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ATL Secondary schools School places Teachers Funding Free schools Grammar schools Academies School choices Admissions
  • Feb 28, 2017

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