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Freelance writer and editor. Digital editor, schoolmanagementplus.com NB: I don't monitor this account frequently. Find me on LinkedIn.
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Probe into ‘serious failing’ as delayed Sats results released

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By Gillian Panton, Irena Barker Verified, Neil Trivedi
| School Management Plus
As this year’s primary Sats results are released more than a week late today, the DfE has announced a review of how such a “serious failing” occurred. Dame Christine Gilbert, chair of schools inspectorate Ofsted, will lead the review that will “examine the precise nature of the issues that led to the delay”, a statement said.
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Students receive IB results 2026

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By Gillian Panton, Irena Barker Verified, Neil Trivedi
| School Management Plus
Pic: Egoitz Bengoetxea/Shutterstock More than 200,000 young people across the world have received the results of their International Baccalaureate Diploma and Career-related Progammes. A total of 209,607 students received grades across 3,442 schools, representing a 3.7 per cent global increase in candidates receiving results. The global average Diploma (DP) score for the May 2026 session is 30.88 points, a statement from the International Baccalaureate Organisation said.
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The Study Prep to join GDST

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By Irena Barker Verified
| School Management Plus
The Study Prep School in Wimbledon is set to join the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST). An announcement from the trust said that the merger would offer “the continuity of an all-girl education from 4 to 18”  with girls progressing from the prep into the trust’s senior schools. The move comes after the GDST has recently made changes to its portfolio of schools, selling Shrewsbury High School to Inspired Learning Group in November last year. In 2024, Redmaids’ High School in Bristol joined GDST.
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