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LocatED annual report and accounts: 5 things we learned

LocatED, the Department for Education’s property firm, has published its first annual report and accounts, giving a glimpse into…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofqual considers changes to computer science GCSE after ‘widespread’ rule breaches

The exams regulator Ofqual is proposing that a 20-hour non-examined assessment in computer science should no longer count towards…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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What does the industrial strategy mean for schools?

The government’s long-awaited industrial strategy white paper has been published by the business secretary, Greg Clark. Here are the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Warrington academy reduces intake, blames nearby free school

A secondary school in Warrington intends to reduce its intake, blaming the arrival of an award-winning free school on…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teaching misconduct: Sexual impropriety dominates lifetime bans

Three quarters of teachers banned from the profession for life last year were excluded for sexual misconduct – with…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Ofsted to ‘publicly acknowledge’ work of school management teams

Ofsted is to take steps to “publicly acknowledge” the work of entire school management teams, to address a tendency…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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‘Help us tackle inspection culture of fear’ – Ofsted chief’s plea to heads

The schools community has a “collective responsibility” to tackle the “culture of fear” surrounding inspections, the chief inspector has…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy trusts ‘not the only answer’ to inter-school collaboration, RSC admits

Multi-academy trusts are “not going to be the only answer” to collaboration between schools “any time soon, if ever”,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Revealed: The free school ‘advisors’ worth £100 million

The government has spent almost £100 million on advice for free school projects over the past three years, according…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Bright Tribe Trust abandons failing school with ‘increasing financial deficit’

Bright Tribe Trust has backed out of a failing school in Northumberland that it was supposed to convert into…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE to draft clearer home education guidance

The government will revise its guidance on home education, the academies minister Lord Agnew has said. According to the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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£20m crack team of digital specialists to help solve teacher workload

A crack team of digital specialists will be set up in the heart of government to encourage education technology…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker