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5 things we learned from Sir Michael Wilshaw’s evidence to the education committee

Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw didn’t pull his punches when appearing in front of MPs this morning. Here are…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Sir Michael Wilshaw: RSCs’ role ‘not clear’ and relationships with Ofsted ‘a bit tense’

The role of regional schools commissioners (RSCs) is “not clear” and relationships between them and Ofsted are “a bit…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofsted brings school childcare inspections back in-house

School-based childcare provision will no longer be visited by external inspectors from next year after Ofsted announced it was bringing…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Postcode lottery in school places allocation and appeals

School place allocations, appeals and investigations processes are subject to a postcode lottery, Schools Week analysis show. Research by…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Teacher shortages ‘detrimental’ to education as reliance on supply staff and non-specialists rises, heads warn

Teacher shortages are having a “detrimental impact” on pupils’ education and seeing them increasingly taught by supply staff and…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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EXCLUSIVE: DfE directors not following own rules on governor’s interests

Schools with Department for Education (DfE) directors on their governing bodies are not following the government’s requirement to publish…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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U-turn on South Bucks free school

In an unusual volte-face the government is once again overruling a planning inspectorate’s decision regarding a free school near…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Headteachers and local authorities warn of squeeze on secondary school places

More than half of secondary schools say they were oversubscribed this year as warnings start to mount over pressure…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Schools warned on emergency bomb threat plans

Schools have been urged to update their emergency procedures after a spate of bomb scares, with new reports claiming…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Regional schools commissioner budgets ‘going through the roof’

Fears that regional schools commissioners’ (RSCs) budgets could spiral out of control have been raised after the government revealed…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Year 7 pupils to receive delayed micro:bit computers from March 22, BBC confirms

The delayed BBC micro:bit coding computers will be shipped out to students across the UK from March 22, the…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Ofsted prank calls ‘done for a laugh’ says YouTube star

A prankster has called more than 150 schools across the country impersonating an Ofsted inspector and telling staff they…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips