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Theresa May pledges to lift ban on grammar schools

The government will lift the ban on opening new grammar schools, the prime minister has announced, pre-empting the outcome of…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Unions consider legal challenge to grammar school ‘get-out clause’

Unions are preparing to challenge the government’s ‘grammar school get-out clause’ over claims that it is not a correct…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Education secretary announces £60m ‘opportunity areas’

The creation of new ‘opportunity areas’ across England will see £60 million spent on school improvement, teacher support and…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy trust health checks will be rolled out from January, schools commissioner reveals

The schools commissioner has started piloting multi-academy trust “health checks” and revealed his full masterplan to ensure chains don’t…

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John Dickens
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Four things we learned from Nicky Morgan at Conservative conference

Nicky Morgan gave Conservative Party Conference delegates a rare insight into her time as education secretary when she addressed a fringe event…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE faces legal battle over RSC’s decision

The government has been warned that it is vulnerable to further legal action over a lack of “structure and…

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John Dickens


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Reforms blamed for ‘record backlog’ in special educational needs tribunals

The government is facing a huge “backlog” in special education tribunals after a sharp rise in appeals, which campaigners…

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John Dickens
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Founders of Christian faith school resign after secular takeover

The founders of a Christian-ethos free school have resigned as trustees, citing anger at the government’s “lack of protection”…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Schools face action over ‘bogus’ Ofsted logos

Hundreds of schools have been alerted to possible legal action by Ofsted after an obscure policy about unauthorised use…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Flagship free school principal jailed for fraud

The principal of a flagship free school has been jailed for five years for his part in defrauding the…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Heathrow UTC hit with financial notice to improve after ‘loss of control’

The Heathrow Aviation Engineering University Technical College has been issued with a financial notice to improve by the Education…

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Laura McInerney
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Removing faith selection cap will increase segregation, say humanists

Allowing faith schools to select their entire intake will lead to increased segregation, the British Humanist Association has claimed….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker