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DfE reveals £3m spend on academy takeover fees

The department for education spent more than £3 million to transfer 23 academies to new trusts – with the…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Careers fairs urged in schools to give colleges ‘equal’ pupil access

Schools will be forced to let colleges and apprenticeship providers advertise directly to pupils under new legislation announced this…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Morgan visited 40 academies but only 22 maintained schools

Nicky Morgan visited more than double the number of academies as council-maintained schools during her first 14 months in…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Getting PhDs into the classroom: how one programme is changing the pattern

As the lack of teachers shows no sign of ending, increasing numbers of bespoke salaried routes are opening up….

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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GCSE RESULTS 2015 LEAGUE TABLE SPECIAL: The schools where low ability pupils are not disadvantaged

Continuing Schools Week’s focus on disadvantaged pupils, we were asked by readers to highlight schools where low ability pupils…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Primary school accountability information released by DfE

The Department for Education has today published more information about its new accountability measures for primary schools, due to…

John Dickens
John Dickens


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MPs to review DfE financial management after last-minute delay to annual accounts

MPs will probe the financial management at the Department for Education after it used legislation to delay the publication…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Swimming lessons for pupils axed as councils slash budgets to meet PFI funding black holes

Swimming lessons, a school sports co-ordinator and emergency budgets for special educational needs (SEN) have been axed by councils…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Bosses of failed IT firm that owed schools £171k start new company

Two directors of a computer finance firm that went into liquidation owing schools thousands of pounds have set up…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Pay report reveals huge disparity in school business manager salaries

A new report has revealed a deep divide in the salaries of school business managers – with the lowest…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Ofqual launches new timetable for exam reforms

The exams watchdog is set to reveal a new timetable today so teachers can keep track of when specifications…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Early years teacher shortage as courses face closure

Early years settings are facing a looming teacher shortage, experts have warned, at the same time as the government…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips