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Steiner school in financial notices to improve

A Steiner school that failed to submit its annual accounts and a university technical college and academy trust with…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Academy chains pursue mass redundancies as budget squeeze spreads

A third academy chain in as many months has told staff across its schools they face losing their jobs…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Financial tipping point will force councils to academise

Proposals to academise all schools in what Nicky Morgan calls “unviable” councils will depend on whether a local authority…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Forced academisation looms for coasting councils

Nicky Morgan last week announced a u-turn over the government’s controversial proposals to force all schools to convert into…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Speed-read: NASBM school efficiency report

A new study published today by the National Association of School Business Management (NASBM) claims to have found ways for…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Perry Beeches superhead Liam Nolan resigns

Superhead Liam Nolan has resigned from his role at Perry Beeches Academy Trust today – paving the way for…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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ChildLine reveals rise in exam stress counselling sessions

Children and young people have received thousands of counselling sessions to cope with exam stress, figures from ChildLine reveal….

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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£9.5m careers funding reaches schools in ‘cold spots’

Thirty-three careers programmes are to share a £9.5 million fund to run projects in areas of need across England….

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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‘Rogue marker’ blamed for attempted SATs leak

The government has blamed a “rogue marker” for attempting to leak a key stage 2 SATs test after a…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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KS2 grammar test published online in second exam breach

Today’s key stage 2 English test has been leaked online, adding to the chaos surrounding standardised testing in England after…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Morgan to define ‘underperforming’ councils with consultation and vote

The definition of “underperforming” councils that will be used to force schools to convert to academies will be set out…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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A quarter of year 6 pupils are stressed about SATs

Twenty-seven per cent of children are “stressed” about their SATs, but only 10 per cent “hate” the tests, reveals a survey of year 6 pupils…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter