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US researchers to study knowledge networks in north east

Three US academics will travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic to run a research project in the north-east…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE seeks university language students to mentor year 9 pupils

The government is turning to university students in a bid to plug the falling number of GCSE pupils taking…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Union demands Brexit certainty for EU teachers

Schools need urgent clarity about the work restrictions teachers from Europe will face in Britain after the country leaves…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Mexborough school finally set to transfer to Delta in November

The last of the 21 schools abandoned by the Wakefield City Academies Trust 12 months ago has finally secured…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Lambeth council remains tight-lipped over Tunstall investigation

Lambeth council has refused to confirm whether it will publish the outcome of an investigation into the former executive…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Lord Nash’s Future Academies expands into Hertfordshire

The academy trust established by former academies minister Lord Nash is expanding outside the capital with the confirmed takeover…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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Bright Tribe founder resigns from £31k-a-year private school

Michael Dwan, founder of the Bright Tribe academy trust, has resigned as chair of governors at a private school…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Alternative provision academy trust turns to online learning to make savings

An academy trust in charge of 11 alternative provision academies intends to increase its use of online learning as part…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Teachers shell out hundreds of pounds to park at their schools

Teachers face paying hundreds of pounds to park at their own schools as councils consider introducing new charges. Nottingham…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE has ‘no plans’ to scrap national schools commissioner role

The government has announced it has “no plans” to scrap the role of the national schools commissioner, putting to…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Schools forced to shell out £3.8 million in council conversion fees

Schools have had to shell out £3.8 million to cover the legal costs of converting to academies after a…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Schools left short by government teacher pay rise plan

School leaders claim they have been left out of pocket under the government’s method of doling out cash for…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg