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Sir Michael Barber to leave Pearson in 2017

The leading educationalist Sir Michael Barber is to step down from his role as chief education adviser to Pearson,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted praises council with worst results for ‘resolute’ turnaround

Ofsted has praised the “hard work” of a council for driving school improvement just one year after it received…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy trust finance warnings more than treble in a year

The number of academy trusts issued government warnings for financial mismanagement has soared by more than 250 per cent…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Jeremy Corbyn lodges motion to stop pupil nationality data collection

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has waded into the row over schools collecting pupil nationality and country of birth data,…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Social mobility commission: Force schools in worst local authorities into improvement programmes

The government should force schools in the country’s ten lowest-performing local authorities to take part in improvement programmes to…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Government cancels rule forcing academics to show research two days before publication

The government has rowed back on a controversial new rule demanding academics give civil servants two days to look…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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Inspect pupil well-being and appoint mental health lead in schools, commission demands

Every school should have a mental health lead, evidence-based training for teachers and be inspected on pupil well-being, a high-profile…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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RSC guide: Jenny Bexon-Smith, East Midlands and the Humber

It’s been two years since the first regional schools commissioners and their headteacher boards were appointed. To keep you…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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RSC guide: Vicky Beer, Lancashire and West Yorkshire

It’s been two years since the first regional schools commissioners and their headteacher boards were appointed. To keep you…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Key national funding formula consultation may run over Christmas

Pressure is mounting on the government to publish its second consultation on the national funding formula amid concerns the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Half of English Literature exam papers not given ‘correct’ grade, Ofqual finds

Nearly half of pupils in English Literature are not awarded the “correct” grade on a particular exam paper because…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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More business managers need to train for future senior roles

More school business managers must “aspire” to become senior executives as the rise in multi-academy trusts – and damaging…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg