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Catholic Church will take government to court over school admissions letters from priests

The Catholic church is set to take the government to court early this year over its decision to reject…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Ofsted ignores more than 100 schools for a decade

More than 1,200 schools in England have not had a full Ofsted inspection in seven years, with more than…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Wakefield trust walkout leaves special measures school in six-year limbo

A second trust given a slice of £5 million northern academy hub funding has walked away from a school…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Most council-maintained schools shouldn’t pay apprenticeship levy, ministers claim

Ministers have slapped down the Local Government Association (LGA) over calls for small schools to be “exempt” from the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School places left out of plans for garden villages

Tens of thousands of homes are to be built in new self-sufficient “garden villages” and towns across England, but…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Identifying Trojan Horse witnesses would put off future whistleblowers, warns union

Teachers would be discouraged from coming forward to blow the whistle on wrongdoing in schools if the government breaks…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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School improvement ‘failing’ at University of Chester Academies Trust, says Ofsted

A university-backed academy trust has been criticised by Ofsted for failing in its school improvement strategies and “below average”…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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English teachers finally get research journal access similar to Scots

Teachers in England will finally be able to dodge hefty paywalls to use education research journals when the Chartered…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools should teach all pupils ‘digital citizenship’, says children’s commissioner

Schools should teach ‘digital citizenship’ to all pupils aged four to 14 to help keep them safe online, the…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Christian schools claim Ofsted used them as ‘soft target’ after ‘inadequate’ judgments

A network of independent Christian schools which teach creationism claim they were used as a “soft target” by Ofsted after…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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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