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Ministers ‘miss chance’ to end power of academy ‘oligarchs’

Ministers have “missed an opportunity” to end the stranglehold of academy “oligarchs” by ignoring warnings in a government-commissioned study….

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John Dickens
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11 special Covid-19 gongs for schools sector in Queen’s birthday honours

Eleven people from the English schools community are to be recognised for their contribution during the Covid-19 pandemic in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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£96m laptop contracts went to Tory donor’s firm

A firm handed almost £100 million worth of contracts to supply laptops to disadvantaged children without an open tender…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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Trust embroiled in £2m contract legal row amid move to the cloud

England’s largest academy trust is entangled in a High Court legal dispute with a major software supplier that lost…

Simon Kay
Simon Kay
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Pseudonyms and fake social media profiles: scale of Ofsted’s surveillance powers revealed

Ofsted can use fake social media profiles to conduct covert surveillance and help gather evidence of criminal activity. The…

James Carr
James Carr
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‘Dithering’ ministers urged to reveal 2021 exam plans

Ministers have been told to stop “dithering” and give schools clarity on what will happen with exams next year,…

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Freddie Whittaker


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Oak National Academy lessons will ‘never be sold’

The Oak National Academy has pledged it will “never sell its lessons” after the government confirmed that its charity…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Williamson ally Nick Timothy handed DfE board role without competition

The education secretary has been accused of “trying to subvert process to help his political mates” after appointing an…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Prioritising well-being doesn’t make you a ‘snowflake’

Amid daily guidelines and Daily Mail headlines, we can’t lose sight of what it takes to run happy and…

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Schools take £900m Covid hit, but few get cash help

New figures show that the cost of Covid safety measures for schools across England has soared to almost £400…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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F1 in Schools zoom to success with innovative 2020 UK National Finals event

For the first time in the 20-year history of F1 in Schools National Finals events, teams vying to become…

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F1 in Schools
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DfE broke pupil data protection laws, damning ICO audit reveals

The Department for Education broke data protection laws in the way it handles pupil data, the information watchdog has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker