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Schools warned over cold-calling ‘ransomware’ scam

Fraudsters posing as government officials are contacting schools in attempts to hold important computer files to ransom, police have…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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New Year’s Honours 2017: Medals go to 5 headteacher board members

Five members of the government’s influential ‘headteacher boards’ which advise regional schools commissioners have been recognised in the new…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Most-read opinion pieces of 2016

Here’s a countdown of the most popular opinion pieces from 2016, as voted by you, the reader. (Minus the…

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Schools Week Reporter
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Pilot to return teachers into classrooms failed to fill chemistry and physics spaces

A pilot to encourage qualified teachers to return to teaching in state schools saw mixed results last year, with…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Top 10 Schools Week expert explainers of 2016

At Schools Week we like to tackle complicated topics by getting people who really understand them to explain them to…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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In Case You Missed It: The Top Profile Interviews of 2016

5. Dan Moynihan – Chief Executive of Harris Federation Harris academies have long been a source of intrigue for…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney


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Ofsted give mixed verdict on independent school inspectorates

Ofsted has delivered a mixed verdict on the organisations which inspect independent schools – after not being able to…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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10 key findings from the DfE’s accounts: Pay-offs, write-offs and failed UTCs

The Department for Education has published its annual accounts for 2015-16. As expected, the government’s spending watchdog has once…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Free school wants ‘rogue’ Ofsted grade quashed after 10-week ‘turnaround’

A free school that tried to gag Ofsted from publishing an “inadequate” inspection now wants the grade quashed after…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE told its accounts lack ‘truth and fairness’ for second year running

The government’s spending watchdog has issued an adverse opinion on the Department for Education’s accounts for the second year…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Government launches pro-grammar schools ‘campaign’ just days after official consultation closes

The government is seeking the backing of its own party members and supporters for a ‘campaign’ in favour of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Government’s computing revolution is excluding girls and poorer pupils, report finds

The government’s school computing revolution has cut off girls and poorer pupils from achieving vital technology qualifications, a new…

John Dickens
John Dickens