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Labour MP Clive Lewis ‘misled Parliament’ over Hewett school uniform, Inspiration Trust claims

The Labour MP Clive Lewis has been accused of misleading Parliament over claims Norwich’s Hewett Academy forced parents to…

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Nick Linford
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Ofsted plans survey of future leaders due to large numbers of vacancies

Ofsted is planning to investigate a worrying shortage of future leaders in secondary schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw has announced….

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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School trips and fancy dress days ‘stigmatise’ poorer pupils

Fancy dress days and school trips can stigmatise poorer pupils, charity Children North East (CNE) found as part of…

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Nicky Phillips
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Toxic PFI legacy is pushing schools towards financial ruin

Cash-strapped schools are being pushed into financial ruin by soaring debts owed to the private firms that funded their…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Sir Michael Wilshaw writes to George Osborne: ‘Don’t focus on cities – small towns need the most help’

Sir Michael Wilshaw is so worried about schools in towns in the north and the Midlands that he plans…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Free school applicants no longer need to prove ‘demand’ for places

The Department for Education has ditched a requirement for free school applicants to prove they have interest from parents….

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Nicky Phillips


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255 schools to get mental health ‘point of contact’ in £3.2m NHS England joint initiative

Hundreds of schools will be given a single point of contact for help with pupils with mental health problems…

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Nick Linford
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Special needs pupils forced to travel “long distances” for school, warns Ofsted

Pupils are having to travel “long distances” to access special needs provision in the north east of England, Ofsted…

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Nicky Phillips
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Regional schools commissioners: 14 things you didn’t know … but definitely should

The Education Committee published written evidence from the Department for Education yesterday as part of its inquiry into regional…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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School-led providers now urged to stop recruiting in PE under new government system

The government’s controversial new teacher training recruitment system has now kicked into action for school-led routes as they reach…

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John Dickens
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Midland Studio College schools in Hinckley and Nuneaton to close due to low pupil numbers

Two studio schools in the midlands will close next summer after their sponsor declared them “economically unviable” due to…

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Nick Linford
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Regional schools commissioners: 5 things we learned from Lord Nash’s grilling

Lord Nash, parliamentary under secretary of state for schools, appeared in front of the House of Commons education committee today…

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Nick Linford