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Former trust boss’s new private school closes after six months

A private school set up by the founder of a collapsed academy chain has closed six months after it…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Four academies approved to hire pupils as apprentices and lend staff to train others

Four multi-academy trusts are gearing up to offer jobs to former pupils and send staff to train apprentices in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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ATT chief executive broke rules over chair sacking, EFA investigation finds

An academy boss who claimed for a luxury car lease on expenses has now been criticised by the government for…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Bennett behaviour review: the 5 policy recommendations

The government has today published its independent review of behaviour in schools. It was commissioned to help identify evidence…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Council intervenes over failing academy – but told by Ofsted it isn’t responsible

A local authority has taken the unusual step of pleading with a regional schools commissioner for an inadequate academy…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Heads say ‘no’ to Theresa May’s grammar ‘conversion’ consultation

Two schools on prime minister Theresa May’s doorstep will shun any opportunity to convert to grammars, claiming it would…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Bolton Wanderers Free School paid £600k in rent and bills to football club

An “inadequate” school linked to a former premier league football club and now closing in August because of financial…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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May’s adviser leading ministers ‘by the nose’ over grammars, former deputy PM claims

Ministers are being “led by the nose” over ending the ban on grammar schools by the prime minister’s chief adviser…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Nicky Morgan, Nick Clegg and Lucy Powell to lead grammar schools debate

Three political opponents will lead a debate on social mobility this afternoon after joining forces to fight the government’s…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Your quick-and-easy guide to the new ‘National Education Union’

Members of the National Union of Teachers and Association of Teachers and Lecturers have voted to form a new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NUT and ATL members vote to form new ‘super union’

Members of the National Union of Teachers and Association of Teachers and Lecturers have voted to form a new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Unions demand more school cash as IFS warns of funding formula uncertainty

The leaders of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, National Union of Teachers and National Association of Head Teachers…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker