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Educational Excellence Everywhere: Schools White Paper reveals QTS plans

Qualified teacher status (QTS) will be replaced with a “stronger accreditation”, in new proposals from the government. Education secretary…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Schools set for another hike in pension contributions

The chancellor George Osborne announced yesterday an additional £2 billion of savings will have to be made from public…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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What Is An Academy? (And other questions about converting schools)

The government has announced it wants all schools to become academies by 2022. But what are they? Editor Laura…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Budget 2016: The 5 things schools need to know

Education was identified as a key priority area for George Osborne in his budget today. Here are his five…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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New sponsor found for academy after CfBT Schools Trust walked away

A school left without a sponsor after an academy chain announced plans to walk away because it could not…

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Budget 2016: Longer day for quarter of secondary schools, says George Osborne

At least a quarter of secondary schools will be given funds to run a longer day, Chancellor George Osborne…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Legislation to convert all schools to academies could be published within days

Legislation to enable the conversion of every school in England into an academy could be published within days, Schools Week understands….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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David Cameron announces £14 million for another school mentoring programme

The government has announced plans to spend £14 million on a mentoring programme for struggling teenagers just weeks after…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Multi-academy trusts under spotlight as MPs launch inquiry

The performance, accountability and governance of multi-academy trusts (MATs) will be examined by MPs, education select committee chair Neil…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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DfE needs to spend £20m to resolve academy land confusion

Department for Education chiefs have no idea how many academy sites belong to the government and have said it…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Putting UTCs into academy chains is ‘troubling’ claims union chief

Plans to encourage university technical colleges (UTCs) to join multi-academy trusts (MATs) risk giving academy chains a loophole in…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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‘I’m no puppet’ insists new national schools commissioner Sir David Carter

England’s new schools commissioner Sir David Carter has insisted he is not Nicky Morgan’s puppet and that he has…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips