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Liberal Democrats: ‘Ditch Ofsted and school league tables’

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to scrap Ofsted and school league tables, in favour of a less “high-stakes” school…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Report schools that don’t let you talk to pupils, minister tells colleges

Schools that flout their new legal obligation to allow training organisations the chance to speak to pupils about technical…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Headteachers Roundtable Summit 2018: Be bold, stay ethical and keep learning at the heart of solutions

Insufficient funding, excessive accountability, poor teacher retention and limited school autonomy were the core issues which 200 heads tackled…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Unions clash with big-spending single-school trust

An academy trust in Manchester will hold last-ditch talks with unions after staff at its only school passed a…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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College bankrolls failing schools as it forms new multi academy trust

A further education college that has been forced to bankroll improvements to schools in its new academy trust has…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Rural Northumberland schools fight for their futures as council prepares for closures

Fourteen schools are under threat of closure in Northumberland despite warnings that it would devastate local communities, after the…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross


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Ofsted boss calls for teachers to prove subject knowledge to stay qualified

Teachers should have to prove their subject knowledge is up-to-date at regular intervals to maintain their qualified status, a…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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UTC told to join ‘strong’ multi-academy trust amid financial investigation

A struggling UTC must join a “strong” multi-academy trust and improve its finances, after reports from a whistleblower prompted an…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Devon’s Bay Education Trust hit with financial notice to improve

A Devon-based multi academy trust has been handed a financial notice to improve by the Education and Skills Funding agency….

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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MPs to question heads over provision for excluded pupils

Headteachers will join local government officials to give evidence to MPs about the state of alternative provision on Tuesday….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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OCR suffers 20% drop in awards as schools flee iGCSE

A major exam board has reported a huge slump in certifications as schools shun iGCSEs in favour of more…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Free school in planning dispute finds temporary site

A south-east London free school at the centre of a planning dispute has found a temporary site. Bullers Wood…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross