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Opportunity north east programme branded a ‘political gimmick’

The government has been accused of “resorting to a political gimmick” after announcing £24 million in funding will be…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy trust stands by chair embroiled in police probe

An expanding academy trust is backing its chair despite the government referring his giant private training provider to the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Leaders should lift admin burden off staff, says academy trust boss

Multi-academy trust leaders must be prepared to make “ambitious and bold” changes to drive improvement, and should avoid burdening…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Ofsted chief ‘horrified’ by accusations of knowledge bias in curriculum review

Amanda Spielman has admitted she was “horrified” at accusations that Ofsted’s recent curriculum review was biased in favour of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Hinds wants school leaders’ ideas to improve MAT assessment

Education secretary Damian Hinds has called on school leaders to come forward with their views on how to better…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Church of England academy faces termination over ‘unacceptably low’ standards

A Church of England academy in Lincolnshire faces having its funding withdrawn and being rebrokered to a new sponsor…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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Spielman: Focus on substance over outcomes will help tackle workload

A shift in focus by Ofsted away from pupil outcomes will help tackle excessive workload in schools, Amanda Spielman…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools with worst progress scores 9 times more likely to be ‘inadequate’

Schools with “well below average” progress scores were more than nine times more likely to be rated inadequate as…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Spielman to reveal new inspection judgment headings

Amanda Spielman will today announce planned new inspection judgment headings, as she suggests some teachers have been reduced to…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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‘Leave our kids alone,’ Hinds to tell Labour in speech

The education secretary will use a speech to the Confederation of Schools Trust to attack Labour Party policy on…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Halt UTC expansion and recruit at 16, says think tank

The government should halt its expansion of the controversial university technical colleges programme and review the model, a former…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Supportive letters boost national leader of education applications, study finds

School leaders who receive a letter of encouragement are more likely to both apply and get accepted to become…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson