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Schools face hefty fines for data breaches under new EU laws

Schools face having to free up a teacher to work three days every week on EU data protection issues,…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academy boss: 20 schools is ‘too small’ for a multi-academy trust

Twenty schools is “too small” for a multi-academy trust because they will not be able to fund the training…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Grammar supporters ‘wrong’ to think reasoning paper can’t be learned, says neuroscientist

People who say it is fairer to test pupils on non-verbal reasoning for grammar school entrance are “completely wrong”…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ark drops plans to expand teacher training programme in north

Academy chain Ark has abandoned ambitious plans to scale-up a new teacher training partnership with two trusts in the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Detentions are a kind of ‘violence’ against pupils, says expert

Detentions were “a kind of violence” against pupils, said a conflict expert during a heated panel debate on pupil…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Schools must plan curriculum and be able to show inspectors, says Harford

Schools will need to show they have “designed” their curriculum and whether it helps pupils to be upwardly socially…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg


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UTCs want ‘best fit’ pupils

The organisation that oversees the ailing university technical college (UTC) programme has called on school leaders to “assess” which…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Critical Lilac Sky trust finance warning kept under wraps for months

A critical financial notice issued by the government to an academy trust revealing “significant irregular financial and governance practice”…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Minister met with key studio school officials to discuss ‘review’ of model

Academies minister Lord Nash met with key officials from the studio schools programme to discuss a review of the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New GCSEs force curriculum trade-off

An Essex school’s plans to restructure its timetable to meet the demands of the new “big fat” GCSEs has…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Revealed: Pupils’ lives at risk after fire safety breaches at illegal schools

There have been at least five fires and 44 failures to comply with fire brigade safety orders at suspected…

Etan Smallman
Etan Smallman
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High-attaining poorer pupils are underperforming at sponsored academies, new study finds

An annual report on the performance of academy chains has revealed that five groups – Aspirations, City of London,…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney