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Top 10 Most Popular Schools Week Opinion Columns in 2015

In a year when people started revolting against the opinion writer and calling for ‘safe spaces’, Schools Week continued bringing…

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In Case You Missed It: Top 10 Most Read Schools Week Stories in 2015

Secret documents, submarines, and teachers escaping to warmer climes all graced the Schools Week cover this year. But what were the…

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Nick Linford
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Studio school with 25 pupils to close as sponsor admits ‘lack of demand’

A studio school with just 25 pupils on its roll will close next year after its sponsor admitted a…

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Nick Linford
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When tech bites back: How hack attacks affect schools

Many schools are unsure of what to do when they discover unauthorised access to their computer systems – which…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Sandhill Multi Academy Trust to close after ‘misleading’ parents over SATs intervention

An academy trust which ‘misled’ parents over government intervention in SATs testing is to close and have its two…

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Schools to double amount of safeguarding training under new plans

Safeguarding training for school staff could become an annual requirement under new plans set out by the government. The Department for…

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SPTA to be stripped of ‘isolated’ Nottinghamshire schools and future of Doncaster academies in doubt

One of England’s largest academy chains will be stripped of three of its schools with the future of three…

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Nick Linford
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Government and Ofsted to act on home education ‘radicalisation’ fears

Government officials will work with Ofsted to tackle the ‘exploitation’ of home education amid fears children are being ‘radicalised’…

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Nick Linford
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Anxiety is on the rise

Child and adolescent mental health expert Professor Tanya Byron warned that schools are not being supported in looking after…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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David Laws cleared to act as adviser to academy chain Ark

Former schools minister David Laws has been given government permission to join education charity and academy chain Ark as an…

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Nicky Phillips
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Widnes success story

Trips to the Harry Potter Studio Tour and the zoo are some of the ways a secondary school in…

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Nicky Phillips
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Schools reported for hack attacks and data breaches avoid ICO punishment

Dozens of schools that breached data protection rules have walked away without punishment, despite being reported to the information…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips