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Professor Edward Peck CBE named as preferred candidate to be the next Chair of the Office for Students by Education Secretary
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
All children in England between the ages of 5 and 16 are entitled to a…
Faith schools have to follow the national curriculum, but they can choose…
Free schools are funded by the government but are not run by the local…
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City technology colleges and ‘ the city college for the technology of the…
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The Secretary of State has reappointed Alain Clapham, Viscount Charles Colville and Professor Caroline Malone as Board Members of the Museum of the Home for a second term of 3 years, from 4 November 2024 until 3 November 2027.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment of Professor Solene Rowan and Professor Lisa Webley as Commissioners of the Law Commission of England and Wales.
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The allocation of undergraduate initial teacher training (ITT) places for the academic year 2016 to 2017.
Information for accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers, lead partners and schools on offering the teacher degree apprenticeship (TDA).
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