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Minister: It’s ‘not impossible’ for schools to meet apprentice hiring targets

It is “not impossible” for schools to meet apprentice recruitment targets, but they may need extra help, the skills…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Damian Hinds ‘cannot say’ how many new voluntary-aided schools will open

Ministers claim not to know how many new schools will open now it’s easier to found new voluntary-aided institutions….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Hinds to discuss ‘savage’ cuts at UCAT academy trust with local MPs

Damian Hinds will meet MPs to discuss the “savage cuts” proposed by a prominent university-backed academy chain. The University…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Nick Gibb dodges teacher pay funding questions

The schools minister has refused to say whether more cash will be made available for larger pay rises for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Catholic academy trust tackled weaknesses ‘at a brisk pace’

Ofsted inspectors have praised improvements at the Romero Catholic Multi Academy Company after visiting all eight of its schools. Seven…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Ofsted praises ‘journey of improvement’ at Diocese of Norwich academy trust

A Church-backed academy trust in the east of England has been praised by Ofsted for improvements to pupil outcomes….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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£4m cuts ‘will threaten’ deaf pupils’ performance

The support provided to deaf children in schools will be cut by around £4 million this year, a charity…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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LocatED’s urgent quest for London real estate

The Department for Education’s property arm has made an “urgent” plea for new sites in London as official figures…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Bright Tribe to lose name under merger with Adventure Learning Academies Trust

The under-fire Bright Tribe Academy Trust is planning to ditch its name and merge with its sister chain as…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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The chancellor can’t make maths schools add up

Several leading universities have declined the opportunity to open specialist maths schools, and the government won’t admit how many…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Research row over Norfolk boarding school scheme for kids in care

Claims that boarding schools can “transform” the prospects of vulnerable young people have been called into question after the…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Exam boards to check teacher-examiners’ lesson plans

Some teachers who help to write exams will have samples of their lesson plans checked by exam boards under…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg