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Young offender institutions could be turned into “secure schools” under new proposals

Young offender institutions could be turned into “secure schools” with a greater focus on education, under new plans being…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Schools keep pupils on-site as alternative provision costs soar

Ofsted has told schools they must do more to protect  vulnerable and disenfranchised pupils – despite new figures showing…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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MPs to debate powers for schools to challenge Ofsted inspections

New powers for schools to challenge Ofsted inspection outcomes will be debated in Parliament tomorrow. Liberal Democrat education spokesperson…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofsted receives over 1,800 disqualification waiver requests

Ofsted has not turned down a single application for suspended workers to return to schools after scores of staff…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Replacement SEN statements cause ‘postcode lottery’ in school funding

Schools are facing a “postcode lottery” in funding due to variations in the implementation of new special needs reforms,…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Private school head pledges not to speak with media on results day

The head of Wellington College has said he will not speak to the press on GCSE results day, claiming…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Half of schools fail to offer best teachers a 2% pay rise

More than half of schools have shunned the chance to give their best and most experienced teachers a two…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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The £3m School Transfer Market: Which academies trust got what, and for how much?

The Department for Education (DfE) has come under fire for paying some academy chains more than £500,000 to take…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Durand Academy’s much-hyped free boarding school is in £476,000 deficit – after just one year

England’s first boarding free school has made a £476,000 loss after spending more than £15,000 per pupil, despite predicting…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Why ‘audits’ are for teachers too

Improving classroom practice is a top priority for most school leaders, but how? Sophie Scott set out to look…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Science tests scores plummet for primary pupils

The proportion of pupils achieving expected standards in science has dropped by more than 20 percentage points since the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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One in 12 teachers denied salary rise under performance pay system

One in 12 teachers have been denied a salary increase since performance-related pay was introduced, with nearly 90 per…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips