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Record year for Teach First as two thirds of applicants pass screening

The education charity Teach First has recruited a record cohort of trainee teachers after almost two in three passed…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘Healthy schools’ rating scheme finally published – nearly 2 years late

The government has finally published details of its “healthy schools” rating scheme – almost two years late. Schools are…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ban private firms from running special schools, say families affected by sudden school closure

Hundreds of parents want private companies banned from running special schools after a healthcare firm announced plans to close…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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ICO receives hundreds of unnecessary school referrals as leaders struggle with GDPR

The information watchdog dealt with hundreds of unnecessary referrals relating to schools in the year after tough new data…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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ESFA suppressed investigation findings that cleared trust of wrongdoing

Ministers refused to release the findings of an independent investigation that cleared a collapsed academy trust from allegations of…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE defends spending £500k first-class travel

The Department for Education has defended spending more than £500,000 on train tickets that involved first-class travel, claiming it…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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Review will consider whether headteacher standards should apply to academy CEOs

A review of the government’s headteacher standards will look at whether the guidance should also apply to multi-academy trust…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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‘The challenge is huge’: Oasis founder reveals vision for England’s first secure school

Rev Steve Chalke, founder and leader of the Oasis Charitable Trust, which has just been awarded the contract to…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Revealed: The expert panel members tasked with improving teacher wellbeing

Union representatives, education experts and school leaders have been appointed to a 26-member expert panel tasked with improving the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Revealed: How ‘vital’ rural schools are fighting to survive

Rural schools are fighting for their lives as new figures show they made up 40 per cent of school…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Energy Coast becomes only second ever ‘outstanding’ UTC

A university technical college in Cumbria that outsourced its teaching is celebrating after becoming only the second of its…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Proportion of pupils with SEND continues to rise, and 4 more findings

Government statistics today have revealed the proportion of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities has risen for a…

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon