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LGBT protest school head hopes court victory will help other schools

The headteacher of a school at the centre of fierce protests over LGBT-inclusive lessons hopes her landmark court victory…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools WILL get share of £100bn capital cash despite manifesto omission, insists Williamson

Schools will benefit from a share of the Conservatives’ £100 billion infrastructure fund if the party regains power, but…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Paws for thought: Why an academy trust spent £12k on dogs to tackle pupil anxiety

An academy trust has spent £12,000 buying a dog for each of its four schools, claiming that it is…

James Carr
James Carr
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Questions over declaration of academy trust’s £20k flat for CEO

An academy trust spent almost £20,000 renting a two-bedroom flat for its chief executive – and won’t say whether…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Johnson pledges ‘no-notice’ Ofsted inspections

Boris Johnson has pledged to trial “no-notice” Ofsted inspections for schools if he is re-elected. In a surprise announcement,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academies struggling with apprentice hiring target

Just 7 per cent of academy trusts and large academies met a new apprenticeship recruitment target in the first…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Government misses secondary teacher training target for SEVENTH year in row

The government has failed to meet its secondary school teacher recruitment target for the seventh year running – with…

James Carr
James Carr
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University admissions gap between rich and poor students still ‘far too wide’

The gap in university admissions rates between rich and poor students is still “far too wide”, a union leader…

James Carr
James Carr
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Ormiston scraps plans to axe caretaking and maintenance jobs

Ormiston Academies Trust has dropped plans to axe caretaking and maintenance jobs after a backlash from staff and unions….

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Twofold rise in secondaries losing ‘outstanding’ rating under Ofsted clampdown

The proportion of secondary schools that lost their ‘outstanding’ rating almost doubled last year amid a clampdown on underperforming…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Catholic diocese defends 20% non-faith admissions at new VA school

A Catholic diocese preparing to open a new voluntary-aided school has insisted its decision to admit a fifth of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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More small private schools receive top Ofsted grades, but 1 in 10 still ‘inadequate’

Ofsted has reported a 9 per cent rise in the proportion of small private schools rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker