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Academy trust chair embroiled in police probe resigns

The co-founder of Aspire Achieve Advance has resigned from his position as chair of an academy trust, after the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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NASUWT staff to strike over pensions cut

Staff working for the NASUWT teachers’ union will go on strike later this month following a dispute over pensions….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted accused of ‘conflicting signals’ over Barnsley school exclusions

Ofsted has been branded “contradictory” by school leaders after inspectors praised the strict behaviour policies of a school responsible…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Doomed Schools Company Trust paid £4k for ‘disturbing’ workshop from Oscar Pistorius’ aunt

A failed multi-academy trust which ran three pupil referral units (PRUs) into the ground spent £4,000 to bring the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Inclusive schools ‘clobbered’ after DfE tightens guidance on pupil removals

A school that took in two mentally ill pupils from a nearby school before their GCSEs has been held…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Minister’s £340k free schools flop revealed

A trust set up by a Conservative peer and former policy supremo of David Cameron was handed £340,000 for…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson


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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