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ARK Chair, union general secretary and 7 academy leaders get gongs in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Academy trust leaders have  again topped the Queen’s birthday honours list, with ARK chair Paul Marshall (above, centre) and…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Morgan cancels controversial free school 3 months before opening

Nicky Morgan has withdrawn permission for a Suffolk free school after the county council launched a legal challenge, leading…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Amanda Spielman named as new Ofsted chief inspector

Ofqual chair Amanda Spielman has been approved by the government as the next Ofsted chief inspector. A Department for…

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Schools Week Reporter
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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Wilshaw AND David Carter summoned to answer MP questions together

Two of education’s most prominent figures, Sir David Carter and Sir Michael Wilshaw, will appear side-by-side in front of…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Career changers’ teacher training applications increase by 27%

Career-changers are fuelling a rise in the number of applicants to teacher training courses, with the latest statistics from…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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TA standards ‘nothing to do with us’, says Gibb – as unions publish report

Government-commissioned standards for teaching assistants are finally being released 15 months after they were due, but only on the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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INVESTIGATION: Schools seek Russell-Group grads for £12k TA jobs – others need not apply

A surge in teaching assistant adverts for Russell Group university graduates – with salaries as low as £11,400 –…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Former education secretary tipped for Tory leadership

Former education secretary Michael Gove (pictured) has become second favourite to become the next Conservative party leader – after…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Sir Michael Wilshaw: Ban schools that fail brightest pupils from opening academy trust

Schools that fail to meet the needs of their brightest pupils should be banned from setting up an academy…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Government has ‘no plan’ for teacher shortage, cross-party MPs reveal

The Department for Education (DfE) has been slammed by a group of MPs for its lack of “leadership or…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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SPEED READ: 9 key points from the PAC report into ‘incoherent’ teacher training

The Department for Education’s (DfE) approach to tackling teacher training “lacks coherence”, its plans are “experimental and unevaluated” and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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ITT providers to find out new allocation system in “coming weeks”

The government’s new approach to allocating teacher training places – where the “best” providers will be awarded long-term allocations…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott