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John Tomsett accused of ‘inappropriate relationship’ with former A-level student

Leading headteacher John Tomsett has been accused of engaging in an inappropriate and sexual relationship with a former A-level…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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One in five teachers fail Chartered College’s ‘C-teach’ tests

A fifth of teachers studying to be the first ever educators granted “chartered teacher status” have failed at least…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Minister’s charity funds opponents of ‘red tape’

A charity run by the academies minister Lord Agnew donated £12,000 to a project set up to look into…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The winners of the 2018 Pearson Teaching Awards

Thirteen UK teachers and schools have been honoured as winners of the 2018 Pearson Teaching Awards, for their inspirational…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Investigation: Women headteachers face death threats, assaults and cyberbullying

In the era of 24-hour news, stories can spread quickly, and combined with the free-for-all of social media this…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Revealed: The top 10 schools in the country for progress 8

Three schools belonging to the Star Academies trust featured in the top ten schools in the country for progress…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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Insolvent private school’s finances investigated

Auditors are probing the payments made by a private school prior to it going bust owing creditors over £900,000…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Revealed: The private schools that remain open despite standards warnings

A private school has been forced to close most classes after the government threatened to shut it down over…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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The Spielman Q&A: ‘Human judgment is not something with crystalline boundaries’

As Ofsted reveals more of its proposed new inspection framework – before its official public unveiling early next year…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Isolation rooms: How swathes of schools are removing pupils from their classrooms

Primary schools are using isolation rooms to punish pupils as young as five years old, with some secondaries admitting…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Academy trust looks to Spotify and Netflix for autonomy inspiration

A lauded academy trust is looking to entertainment giants Spotify and Netflix to develop a new “aligned autonomy” model…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Perry Beeches ‘superhead’ Liam Nolan guilty of misconduct

The former head of an academy trust who drew a second salary from a private company contracted to his…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker