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How reducing the cap on faith school admissions will help to raise standards  

Posted by: mediaofficer, Posted on: 1 May 2024 - Categories: Academies, SEND
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Faith groups run some of the best schools in the country, including in some of the most disadvantaged areas.   Current rules mean that religious free schools are only allowed to offer 50% of places to pupils based on faith. Some …

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Education in the Media: Wednesday 30 January 2019

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 30 January 2019 - Categories: Apprenticeships, Faith Schools
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Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at a roundtable on the home learning environment as well as a faith leaders roundtable and welcoming commitments from one business related to social mobility and apprenticeships.

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Education in the media: Tuesday 28 November 2017

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 28 November 2017 - Categories: Social mobility
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Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at the Social Mobility Commission’s report out today, and texts used in Islamic schools.

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Minister Gibb on grammar and faith schools

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 14 February 2017 - Categories: Selective schools

  Writing in the Times Red Box, Minister Nick Gibb outlines the support the Department has received for our faith and grammar school proposals.

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