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Pupils forced to switch school after free transport cut

Parents are considering transferring their children to a new school after a local authority tightened up rules around free…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Ofsted judging schools negatively for teacher shortages

Ofsted inspectors are judging schools on how well they are handling teacher shortages, with two schools rated as inadequate…

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
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Pupil premium used to plug budget holes

A growing number of schools are using their pupil premium cash to offset budget cuts elsewhere instead of using…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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DfE fails to rebroker 70 per cent of failing academies

The government has failed to rebroker more than two-thirds of academies rated inadequate by Ofsted, seemingly shooting down ministers’…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Two in three sixth form colleges seek academy conversion after rule change

Almost two-thirds of sixth form colleges (SFCs) have registered an interest with the government in converting to an academy,…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Primary school locked down after shooting that injured MP

Parents are being re-assured that pupils and staff at Birstall Primary Academy are safe after the school was locked…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Sir David Carter: I don’t want to go to war with councils over academies

Government should not “get in the way” of local authorities that want to form multi-academy trusts, with the national…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Health check for growing academy trusts will focus on standards and improvement

A requirement for academy trusts to demonstrate a “track record” of school improvement before being allowed to expand “could…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Publish performance data for schools commissioners, says Sir David Carter

Performance data for the eight regional schools commissioners should be published “in the spirit of transparency”, Sir David Carter…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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School heavyweights join board as CentreForum becomes Education Policy Institute

A prominent think tank set up by the Liberal Democrats will abandon its political links and focus exclusively on…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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No legal duty for schools to deal with sexism

Schools will not be given a new legal duty to identify and deal with sexism because it is “not…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Children getting first choice secondary school place remains stable, despite rising number of applicants

The proportion of children getting a place at their first choice secondary school has remained stable, despite the number…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott