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Private firm took 8% fee for superhead’s second salary

The firm that was paid £1.3 million to provide services to Perry Beeches Academy Trust took an 8 per…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Data helps us intervene early, says academy trust

Trusts are concerned that a new government diktat to pull back from data collection will stop them making rapid…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ofqual consults on changes to reformed music and dance qualifications

Ofqual has launched a consultation into proposed changes to the reformed GCSEs, AS and A-levels in music and dance, after…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Government reveals triggers for new school support programme

The government has officially revealed the triggers for offers of optional improvement “support” for struggling schools, after scaling back…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Year 10 numbers dip at UTCs despite claims to the contrary

The organisation behind the university technical college programme has claimed the number of 14-year-olds studying at the institutions is…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Hammond’s ‘little extras’ may not go directly to schools

Academy trusts will be able to pool the money their schools are awarded from the £400 million “little extras”…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Heads question methods of glossy Westminster mag that charges £3,500 for exposure

A glossy magazine that charges schools thousands of pounds to be featured in its pages has been accused of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Under-fire Ofsted plans research to assess impact of school funding cuts

Ofsted is planning to research the impact of funding cuts, as its chief inspector comes under fire for standing…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Teachers ‘in danger’ as schools step up to tackle knife crime

Schools are being forced to put teachers in harm’s way in the battle to keep pupils safe from knife…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Requests for KS2 SATs marking reviews fall

The Department for Education has reported a fall in the proportion of SATs marks that prompted reviews of marking…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Trust failed to deduct tax from £145k payments to CEO’s company

An academy trust boss has stepped down after a government investigation found payments totalling £145,006 were made to a…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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BCS among 3 firms chosen to run £84m National Centre for Computing Education

The British Computer Society is among three organisations chosen to run the National Centre for Computing Education, the government…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg