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Ofsted proposes new ‘quality of education and training’ judgment for ITE

Ofsted wants to introduce a new “quality of education and training” judgment for its inspections of initial teacher education…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Just 16% of cost-cutter savings actually enacted, plus 7 more findings

The government will today finally publish its evaluation on the school resource management adviser pilot. Schools Week has been…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Agnew: my cost-cutters have found £172m of savings

Lord Agnew says his money-saving experts have now found £172 million of potential savings in schools. But a new…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Girls twice as likely as boys to pass GCSE languages, EPI finds

Girls are more than twice as likely than boys to achieve a pass grade in GCSE languages, a new…

James Carr
James Carr
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MAT savings slammed as mythical in new report

Academies spend more on back-office functions than maintained schools do, and they don’t achieve economies of scale by forming…

James Carr
James Carr
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MP wants ban on ‘cruel and demeaning’ isolation booths

Schools should be banned from using “cruel and demeaning” isolation booths, an MP has said. Alex Sobel, the Labour…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Trust accused of ‘exploiting’ funding crisis with £3K curriculum planner

An academy trust has been accused of “financially exploiting the funding crisis” by selling a money-saving curriculum planning tool…

James Carr
James Carr
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DfE’s 2020 pay plans: 6 super interesting findings

The Department for Education published its evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body this week. The submission included statistics…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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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