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Ofsted ‘double inspection’ pilot thwarted after inspectors ‘spoke frequently’

Ofsted had to beef up safeguards during its double inspection reliability study after inspectors, who were supposed to independently…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Spielman: Inspection reliability study is ‘just first step’ of Ofsted research push

Amanda Spielman has pledged to continue ‘inspecting the inspectors’ as part of a new Ofsted research drive after publishing…

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John Dickens
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Budget 2017: Free transport for grammar schools up to 15 miles away

Disadvantaged pupils will be offered free transport to grammar schools up to 15 miles from their home under new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Budget 2017: £536m for refurbs and new free schools, but doubts over 500 target

More than £530 million will be set aside in this week’s budget to create new free schools and improve existing…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Council education boss appointed new RSC for East Midlands and Humber

A council education director has been named as the new regional schools commissioner for the East Midlands and the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Delayed review of older teachers requests extra evidence

A government review on the implications of teachers working until their late 60s wants to gather more evidence –…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Wealthy academy sponsors safeguard school trips amid funding squeeze

Donations from wealthy sponsors are helping academy trusts to safeguard school trips, breakfast clubs and sports competitions as other…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Hundreds of schools use Uber-style apps to hire supply teachers

Hundreds of schools are using apps to employ supply teachers in a bid to cut out crippling recruitment agency…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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National College no longer approves teacher training providers

The government has stripped more powers from the National College for Teaching and Leadership, telling schools to submit requests…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Private special school places cost £480 million per year

A lack of state-funded places is forcing councils to spend hundreds of millions of pounds to send pupils to…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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School cancels Friday afternoon classes to run scouts club

A Surrey primary school has cancelled Friday afternoon lessons in favour of running a scouts club, using school funds…

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
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Schools to get £215m funding for SEND adaptations

Schools in England will split a new £215 million funding pot to adapt their premises for pupils with special educational…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker