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17 May 2026

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Alix Robertson

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RSC league tables 2018: How are the nation’s schools commissioners doing?

The government published data last week showing how the eight regional schools commissioners are ...

Alix Robertson

17 Nov 2018
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WCAT broke funding rules a year before its collapse, DfE review finds

The doomed Wakefield City Academy Trust broke government funding rules 16 times in 2016, according to a ...

Alix Robertson

15 Nov 2018
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Private school pupils at risk of ‘county lines’ exploitation, warn agencies

Affluent children attending private schools are being groomed into selling drugs because they are less ...

Alix Robertson

14 Nov 2018
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DfE finally takes action against failing private school

The government is finally taking action against a private school that has failed to meet independent ...

Alix Robertson

13 Nov 2018
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Exams ‘useless’ for computer science, say experts

Computing experts have questioned the future of the subject in schools after Ofqual launched a ...

Alix Robertson

13 Nov 2018
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Sikh school claims DfE gives it ‘little choice’ in its future

A local Sikh community has called on the education secretary to intervene in the case of a faith school it ...

Alix Robertson

11 Nov 2018
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Ofqual consults on changes to reformed music and dance qualifications

Ofqual has launched a consultation into proposed changes to the reformed GCSEs, AS and A-levels in music ...

Alix Robertson

9 Nov 2018
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Trust failed to deduct tax from £145k payments to CEO’s company

An academy trust boss has stepped down after a government investigation found payments totalling £145,006 ...

Alix Robertson

7 Nov 2018
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DfE releases guide to partnerships with universities and private schools

The Department for Education has published guidance and case studies aimed at encouraging more ...

Alix Robertson

6 Nov 2018
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DfE pays £260,000 for a school building to sit empty

The Department for Education shelled out at least £260,200 in rent for an empty office block that ...

Alix Robertson

5 Nov 2018