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DfE rejects almost 100 applications for regional director role

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Private school slump ‘offsetting’ state sector falling rolls

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DfE comparison site to close after ‘school profiles’ pilot

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9 in 10 schools say Ofsted inspections negatively impact wellbeing, report finds

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Ministers to consider extra ‘safeguards’ for SATs contracts

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Bridget Phillipson: did she deliver for schools?

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Warwick Sharp, CEO, GLF Schools
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The schools on a journey to become more inclusive
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Andrew O’Neill leaves DfE adviser role early

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Former Tory minister named national academy trust chair

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Greens promise ‘review’ of education secretary’s powers

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DfE comparison site to close after ‘school profiles’ pilot

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The seven years before count, not just the final nine months

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The obstacles in Lucy Powell’s race to curriculum reform

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It’s vital that all children get off to a good start
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No employee should need to be medicated just to do their job
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Ministers to consider extra ‘safeguards’ for SATs contracts
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