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Financial warning notice for UTC which owed government £500k

A university technical college which owed the government over half a million pounds after it overestimated its pupil numbers…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Norwich’s Engage Multi-Academy Trust hit with financial notice to improve

A Norwich-based multi-academy trust has been issued with a financial notice to improve by the Education and Skills Funding…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Revealed: The 2018 Teach First Innovation Award winners

The annual Teach First Innovation Awards exist to give a leg up to start-ups that want to tackle inequality…

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
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Toby Young resigns from New Schools Network

Toby Young has resigned from the New Schools Network due to ongoing “media attention” about his continued role as…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Maths and science teachers ‘need 5% more pay’ to end shortage

Higher salaries for maths and science teachers would have prevented the recruitment crisis in those subjects, according to new…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Academy funding discrepancy ‘on bigger scale than expected’

More than 500 academies got millions of pounds of extra cash because the government funded them on a model…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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University of Bolton vice-chancellor resigns from troubled Bright Tribe academy trust

A director at the troubled Bright Tribe Trust has resigned days after his UTC was criticised by the government…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Half of schools aren’t ready for GDPR data protection officer requirement

Half of schools are not yet ready to meet their legal duty to appoint a data protection officer, although…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teach First’s LGBT intake almost doubles

The percentage of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people signing up to train with the education charity Teach First…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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EEF: Calculators do not limit learning in maths

Using calculators in maths lessons doesn’t erode pupils’ skills and may actually make them better at problem solving, according…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Investigation: The ups and downs of academy CEO pay

Our annual analysis of chief executive pay in the largest academy chains once again reveals huge variations, including between…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Sponsor found for two more WCAT academies

Two schools formerly run by the Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) have found a new sponsor, leaving just two…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross