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Spielman says damning report on Ofsted’s role was accurate ‘5 years ago’

Amanda Spielman, chief inspector of Ofsted, has denied many of the findings of a critical report that says her…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE reveals how it will dish out teacher pay rise cash

The government has revealed how it will dish out extra cash to fund teacher pay rises this year, with…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools failing to meet Lord Baker’s career guidance rules

Schools are failing to comply with new careers guidance rules, a Schools Week investigation has found. None of the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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£100-a-week ‘no-frills’ private school planned for London

A “no frills” private school charging parents £100 a week is being mooted for London – with one of…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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FLEECED: Are schools pulling the wool over parents’ eyes on uniform costs?

An academy sponsor’s uniform supplier is charging nearly three times the price for blazers in its grammar school than…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Academy trusts: More than just one bad apple?

A Panorama investigation this week accused the Bright Tribe academy trust of making repeated false claims for building and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Labour MP joins millionaire Tory donor to open new free school

Veteran Labour politician Frank Field and high-profile Tory donor David Ross have been granted permission to jointly open a…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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2017 election caused ‘frustrating’ delays to flagship social mobility policy

The government’s flagship opportunity areas policy was “slow getting going” because of last year’s snap election, according to an…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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The 6 key points from EPI’s ‘Secondary School Choice in England’ report

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) has published new analysis looking at how parents choose which secondary schools to send…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Funding cuts and bullying hitting Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils, MPs told

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) pupils are being let down in their education because of funding cuts, the lack…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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£18m ‘future talent fund’ cancelled less than a year after it was announced

The government has cancelled a key strand of its social mobility action plan, withdrawing £18 million of funding that…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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£20m grammar school transport scheme quietly shelved

The government has quietly scrapped a £20 million scheme to provide free transport to grammar schools. Nick Gibb, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker