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Academy CEO still ‘absent’ as whistleblower probe continues

An academy boss who has been absent from his own trust since April after threatening to “deal with” a…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Leading CEOs: New Ofsted inspections favour middle-class kids

The heads of two of the country’s most successful academy trusts have slammed Ofsted’s new regime – claiming “it…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Financial warning for trust that ‘cannot identify’ its own trustees

A struggling academy trust that cannot “accurately” identify its members and trustees has been told it must improve its…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ofsted running unofficial ‘sub-grade system’

Ofsted is now issuing caveats to schools retaining their grades in short inspections, a practice experts warn is establishing…

James Carr
James Carr
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Single-school academy trust head’s pay soars to £280k

The head of an academy trust with just one school saw his pay rise to at least £280,000 last…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Employment and completion rates aren’t a good way to measure quality of ITE, finds Ofsted

Outcome measures are not an effective indicator of the quality of initial teacher education, because the recruitment landscape means…

James Carr
James Carr


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What’s preventing more schools from accessing apprenticeships?

Almost three years after the launch of the apprenticeship levy, schools are still struggling to find ways to spend…

JL Dutaut
JL Dutaut
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Pay freezes and cuts as academy executive pay comes under scrutiny

Academy trust bosses have taken five-figure pay cuts, with others agreeing to a salary freeze, after government attempts to…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE plans to lift inspection exemption for ‘outstanding’ schools from September

Gavin Williamson has vowed to send Ofsted inspectors into every ‘outstanding’-rated school in England within five years, as he…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools ‘picking up pieces’ of failing mental health support, study claims

Schools are being forced to “pick up the pieces” of a crumbling mental health support system where over a…

James Carr
James Carr
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Could exams be marked by AI? Ofqual launches ‘exciting’ competition

The exams regulator Ofqual is launching a competition to find out if exams can be marked by artificial intelligence….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted director joins academy trust to lead its curriculum work

A senior Ofsted figure who was instrumental in developing the watchdog’s new curriculum-focused framework has joined one of the…

James Carr
James Carr