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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…

Laura McInerney
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
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Education Development Trust boss Steve Munby announces retirement

Steve Munby has announced that he will step down from his role as chief executive of Education Development Trust next…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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EXCLUSIVE: Labour admits ‘no policy’ on academies

Labour does not have a policy on the future of the academies programme, a member of the party’s frontbench…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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SPTA academy trust ‘rebrands’ to Delta Academies Trust

One of England’s largest academy chains is changing its name as part of a major rebrand to make a…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Pupil nationality data is safe with us, says government

The government has reassured parents that pupil nationality data collected by schools will not be passed to immigration officials….

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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EXCLUSIVE: 97 independent schools failed test to convert to free schools

Nearly 100 independent schools were rebuffed from opening a free school in the first wave of applications in 2010, Schools…

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Grammar get-out clause confirmed: selection ‘permissible’ within trusts

The government has confirmed it has a grammar school get-out clause that allows academy trusts to filter their brightest…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Government cuts funding for School Direct shortage subjects

Physics and maths graduates training to be teachers under the School Direct salaried route next year could get less…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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New teacher training recruitment caps explained

New initial teacher training recruitment caps will be based on three subject categories and providers will get a grace period before being…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Phonics results rise again but writing falls behind at KS1

The government has reported a boost to year 1 phonics check results, but pupils’ writing standards are falling behind…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker