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WCAT to give away all 21 of its schools

The Wakefield City Academies Trust is giving up all 21 of its schools, shocking staff, parents and pupils as…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Councils pressured to place children in boarding schools instead of care

The government will lean on “reluctant” councils to place vulnerable children in boarding schools instead of costly residential care,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Five new UTCs open after a spate of closures over the summer

Five new university technical colleges (UTCs) have opened their doors this month, including one that was so popular it…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Poor pupils eschew music and sports clubs for more core tuition

Poorer pupils are missing out on music and sports clubs because they have to spend more time trying to…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Children prefer teachers who build relationships, research shows

Children studying in alternative provision favour teachers who they think teach well, according to new research, a perception which…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Revealed: The academy chains that shared £30m growth funding

Hundreds of academy chains that received a slice of a £30 million fund to help them expand have been…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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New technical awards in disarray after government rejects 9 of 10

Just one of the 10 new technical qualifications developed for 14- to 16-year-olds has been signed off by the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Teacher recruitment worries deepen after Brexit immigration plan leaked

A leaked government plan for post-Brexit immigration has revealed tougher rules which, if implemented, will worsen the current teacher…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Too few reception pupils are ready for school, heads claim

The vast majority of headteachers do not believe their reception pupils are “school-ready”, according to a survey by the…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Parental backlash forces academy trust to abandon school closure

England’s largest academy chain has abandoned plans to close a town’s only secondary school after a backlash from parents….

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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One in 10 Kent schools don’t have a headteacher

A tenth of Kent schools have been forced to begin the new academic year without a headteacher in place,…

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Former head guilty of £100,000 fraud and having sex in school

A former academy headteacher who defrauded his school of £100,000, had sex in his office and drank alcohol in…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker