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Free school paid £900 for chair’s stay in swanky Chicago hotel

A free school in Bolton paid more than £900 for its chair to stay at a swanky Chicago hotel…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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AP trust blames late payments for financial woes

An alternative provision trust has disclosed fears about “ongoing financial sustainability” – blaming late payments from cash-strapped local authorities….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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REAch2 cautioned over standards at ‘inadequate’ primary school

One of England’s largest academy trusts has been cautioned over standards at one of its schools due to concerns…

James Carr
James Carr
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Durand land finally being handed back, but private firm demands compensation

A private company linked to Durand Academy has finally agreed to hand back land on the now-closed school’s site,…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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NEU joins calls for probe into collapsed free schools at centre of financial scandals

Britain’s largest teaching union has joined calls for a Serious Fraud Office investigation into allegations of financial impropriety at…

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofsted should shout louder against 3-year GCSEs, says boss of largest academy trust

Ofsted should be more vocal in challenging schools that narrow the curriculum with three-year GCSEs, the head of England’s…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Data breach firm given access despite DfE probe

The founder of a firm at the centre of a major education data breach involving betting companies was subject…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Play games to boost early maths skills, says EEF

Schools and nurseries should explore mathematics through games, storybooks, puzzles and songs, according to new guidance from the Education…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School branded ‘inadequate’ over Islamic leaflet launches legal challenge

An Islamic girls’ school has launched a legal challenge after being rated ‘inadequate’ because inspectors discovered an “inflammatory leaflet”…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Vast majority of school business leaders are white, survey finds

Ninety-six per cent of school business leaders are white, a new survey has found, prompting warnings that “structural racism”…

James Carr
James Carr
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DfE gender pay gap closing – but men get bigger bonuses

Bonuses paid to men working at the Department for Education were on average 3.8 per cent larger than those…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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EPI study highlights ‘lack of evidence’ on university outreach schemes

More evidence is needed to measure the impact of efforts by universities to widen participation, a new review has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker