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Ofsted to introduce new MAT ‘summary evaluations’ this month

A new inspection regime for multi-academy trusts will be introduced this month, Ofsted has revealed. In its annual report,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted’s annual report 2018: Watchdog ‘concerned’ over SEND exclusions, and 8 more findings

Ofsted has this morning published its annual report for 2018. The key topics include off-rolling, SEND provision, and ‘stuck’…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ofsted annual report reveals plight of ‘stuck schools’

One in ten secondary schools in the north east, Yorkshire and the Humber and the east midlands have been “stuck”…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government must do more for ‘left behind’ children, says Ofsted chief

The head of Ofsted has warned that more needs to be done to support children who are “being left…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Looked-after children to get mentors and cut-price fees from private schools

The Department for Education is launching a new mentor scheme for ‘gifted’ children in care, as 65 boarding schools…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Avoid ‘uncritical use’ of PISA scores, researchers warn ministers

Ministers should avoid “uncritical use” of PISA scores because the tests ignore important elements of what English schools teach,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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DfE wants Ofsted to inspect more outstanding schools – but won’t drop exemption

The Department for Education has told Ofsted to reinspect more ‘outstanding’ schools, but stopped short of dropping the controversial…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE names 16 grammar schools that will split £50m expansion cash

The 16 grammar schools that will split the government’s first round of expansion funding have been named by the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Duvet days boost retention, says academy trust CEO

An academy boss has warned that “machismo” leadership teams are thwarting the wider use of “wellbeing days” – claiming…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Exam board marking league tables delayed by monitoring concerns

Ofqual, the exams regulator, is still trying to find a way to publish data on how the quality of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE sets out ‘red flags’ for parents who use out-of-school settings

New draft guidance by the Department for Education seeks to help parents identify “red flags” in the safeguarding policies…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Oil tycoon’s foundation among New Schools Network donors

The foundation of a controversial oil tycoon was among the donors to the New Schools Network this year, new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker