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Ofsted wipes academy convertor reports after 5 years

A state-school campaign group wants Ofsted to make reports on schools that convert into academies to become accessible “in…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Improve part-time working to halt decline in secondary school teachers, says NFER

More opportunities for part-time working must urgently be created in secondary schools to try and prevent the increasing number…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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School staff to march on parliament over funding cuts

Hundreds of teachers, school leaders and support staff will join a mass lobby of parliament today, in a bid…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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SPONSORED: How to create a successful digital strategy for schools

There’s no doubt technology has the potential to revolutionise teaching and learning. We hear plenty of stories from teachers…

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Schools Week Reporter
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SEND pupils missing out on school places, ombudsman warns

Pupils with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) are missing out on school places because councils are not doing…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Former Co-op boss appointed to £800-a-day DfE board position

Richard Pennycook, the former chief executive of the Co-operative Group, has been appointed as the Department for Education’s lead…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


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Agreement reached over age restrictions at former UTC site

An academy trust has agreed to council demands for access to facilities at two of its schools, in return…

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Essex council plans spin-off multi-academy trust

Essex county council (ECC) is applying to set up its own multi-academy trust which, if successful, would be the…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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CEOs, CFOs & COOS: How MATs struggle to recruit executives

Multi-academy trusts with more than five schools increasingly need senior finance, operating and executive officers, but school leaders lack…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Revealed: The winners of the 2017 Pearson Teaching Awards

Eleven teachers and teams from across the UK have been named as the winners of the 2017 Pearson Teaching…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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PE teachers lured into shortage subjects via new plan

The government’s new scheme to get PE trainees teaching EBacc subjects is splitting the schools community. The Association for…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Private teacher training providers escape Ofsted clutches

The bosses of the two biggest teacher-training organisations in the country have warned against using private providers which aren’t…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg