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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
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Delete pupil nationality data or face legal action, campaigners warn ministers

The Department for Education faces being reported to the Information Commissioner if it does not agree to delete data…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Seven ways to improve science teaching, according to the EEF

The Education Endowment Foundation has published a new report on ‘improving secondary science’, which gives seven recommendations to try…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Academy’s new start delayed by deficit discussions

An academy run by the doomed Education Fellowship Trust has still not been transferred to its new sponsor, 20…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted identifies 420 possible illegal schools

The number of possible illegal schools identified by Ofsted has risen to 420, up from 359 in March. However,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Be ready to challenge ‘inappropriate’ use of money, academy chiefs told

Academy leaders must be prepared to call out inappropriate behaviour within their organisations, especially if it involves public money,…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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‘No evidence’ EU migration harms educational outcomes or school choice

There is “no evidence” that migration to the UK from Europe reduces the educational outcomes of non-migrant children or…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Curriculum will be ‘central focus’ in new Ofsted framework

Ofsted has promised to give the curriculum “greater coverage” in its new framework after admitting inspectors have placed “too…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Educating Greater Manchester head Drew Povey resigns

Drew Povey, the headteacher featured in the hit TV series Educating Greater Manchester, has resigned from his post at…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Labour: We’ll make schools ‘accountable’ for off-rolled pupils

The Labour Party will tackle the “national scandal” of off-rolling, an illegal practice that “lets down thousands of young…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE allowed trust to take on new schools despite serious financial problems

The Department for Education (DfE) allowed an academy trust to take over two schools and approved bids for it…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson