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IT equipment in schools: to lease or not to lease?

Access to high-quality IT equipment is not equal in schools. If you’re part of an academy chain, you’re likely…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Government reveals 485 teachers on £65k+ as recruitment advert investigation continues

Hundreds of teachers are paid £65,000-a-year or more, the Department for Education has revealed as an investigation into complaints that it…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofsted annual report 2015: North-south divide extends to pupils with special educational needs

The “divided nation” between schools in the north and south outlined by Sir Michael Wilshaw this morning extends to…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Ofsted annual report 2014/15: A ‘nation divided at 11’

Ofsted’s chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has this morning warned that England is a “nation divided” over the quality…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Pay teachers ‘golden handcuff’, Ofsted boss Michael Wilshaw urges

Teachers should get ‘golden handcuff’ payouts in a bid to tackle recruitment and retention problems, Sir Michael Wilshaw will…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Sugar tax: Make all schools sign up to food standards to cut childhood obesity

All schools should be bound by food standards in a bid to cut childhood obesity – even those academies and…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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What did we learn from MPs’ latest grilling of Nicky Morgan?

Education secretary Nicky Morgan and her team just faced questions in the House of Commons. Here’s what we learned….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Gibb consults on forcing pupils to take National Reference Tests

A consultation has been launched into whether or not year 11 pupils will be forced to sit the National…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Education Select Committee to examine ‘purpose and quality’ of education in England

The “purpose and quality of education” will be examined by MPs in the new year, it has been announced….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Academy warning notices: What are they? And how do they work?

The first termination notice issued to an academy in October has raised the question: just how many different types…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Education Funding Agency staff bag £510k in bonuses

The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has paid performance bonuses of £510,000 to its staff, angering school leaders as their…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Are UTCs (vocational free schools) really stealing pupils from nearby schools?

Critical evaluations of the impact that vocational free schools — also known as university technical colleges (UTCs) — would…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips