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Primary school locked down after shooting that injured MP

Parents are being re-assured that pupils and staff at Birstall Primary Academy are safe after the school was locked…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Sir David Carter: I don’t want to go to war with councils over academies

Government should not “get in the way” of local authorities that want to form multi-academy trusts, with the national…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Health check for growing academy trusts will focus on standards and improvement

A requirement for academy trusts to demonstrate a “track record” of school improvement before being allowed to expand “could…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Publish performance data for schools commissioners, says Sir David Carter

Performance data for the eight regional schools commissioners should be published “in the spirit of transparency”, Sir David Carter…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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School heavyweights join board as CentreForum becomes Education Policy Institute

A prominent think tank set up by the Liberal Democrats will abandon its political links and focus exclusively on…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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No legal duty for schools to deal with sexism

Schools will not be given a new legal duty to identify and deal with sexism because it is “not…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Children getting first choice secondary school place remains stable, despite rising number of applicants

The proportion of children getting a place at their first choice secondary school has remained stable, despite the number…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Strike ballots in 7 schools after academy chain SPTA ditches creative subjects and cuts jobs

A curriculum restructure at seven secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber will lead to more than 88 jobs…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Law firm deletes tweets criticical of SEND parents

A law firm representing local authorities at court cases over children with special needs has removed a series of…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Jewish educational sites to receive £13m for security measures

Jewish schools have received almost seven times the amount of government funding for security this year compared with two…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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What is going on with deputy RSCs?

Each regional schools commissioner (RSC) will now have two deputy directors – paid up to £95,000 each – to…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Inquiry submissions reveal how academy chains want to be inspected

England’s largest academy chains are divided over how their performance should be judged, written evidence submitted to parliament has…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips