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RSC boards won’t guarantee SEND and post-16 inclusion, says DfE

Schools commissioners will not create additional spaces on their advisory boards for members from post-16 or special needs settings,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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More faith schools ‘unlikely’ to boost social mobility

A plan to boost the number of faith school places by changing prohibitive admissions rules on new schools is…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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National Teaching Service cancelled after just 24 accept places

The government has scrapped its flagship National Teaching Service after admitting it did not get enough recruits for its…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Perry Beeches: second investigation reveals trust breached rules over Labour donation

An academy trust already under-fire over related party transactions broke the rules when it made a political donation and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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SSAT 2016, day 1: Schools told cash reserves will face closer scrutiny as cuts bite

Academies can expect auditors to look “increasingly closely” at dwindling levels of cash reserves with experts warning the new…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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GCSE resits soar as students rush to last-chance retakes

The number of students taking GCSE resits in English and maths has soared by nearly a quarter as youngsters…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Wilshaw: I would have refused pupil immigration checks as head

The collection of pupil nationality and country of birth data by schools is a “daft idea”, Sir Michael Wilshaw…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted annual report: School ratings rise, but progress stalls for SEN pupils

The number of primary and secondary schools rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted has risen again this year…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Nationality data was ‘compromise’ on Theresa May’s school immigration check plan

Controversial new government rules ordering schools to collect nationality data of pupils were introduced as a compromise to curb…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Julian Drinkall announced as CEO of Academies Enterprise Trust

Julian Drinkall has been announced as the new chief executive of the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), the country’s largest…

Samantha Lauren King
Samantha Lauren King
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Academy ‘tipping point’ is 5 years away, says minister …. and 4 other things we learned at today’s education select committee

The academies minister Lord Nash and Education Funding Agency chief executive Peter Lauener took questions on academy trusts from…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Justine Greening told by five select committees that demand for compulsory sex and relationships education is now ‘deafening’

Five parliamentary select committees have written to Justine Greening to say the demand for compulsory sex and relationships education…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg