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Unions and NGOs lobby Pearson to end support of low-fee private schools in Africa

Teaching unions and global justice NGOs have come together today to lobby the world’s largest education company Pearson to…

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New paper lays out what governors and school leaders should expect from each other

Governing boards should work together with school leadership to “determine and articulate” a clear three to five year vision,…

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Sophie Scott
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What’s happening on the education campaign trails this week?

Academy big guns boost campaign coffers Two leading hedge fund managers have donated to the general election campaigns of…

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Nicky Phillips
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Lib Dems want top DfE spot

The Conservative party has insisted that education secretary Nicky Morgan is doing a “great job” after Liberal Democrat leader Nick…

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Nicky Phillips
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Mother wins delayed reception place for summer-born daughter

A mother has won a delayed reception place for her daughter born in August, putting further pressure on other…

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Nicky Phillips
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Telford trust winds up after poor Ofsted inspections

A new sponsor has stepped in to support the leaders of a multi-academy trust after its four schools were…

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Nicky Phillips


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Academy big guns boost campaign coffers

Two leading hedge fund managers have donated to the general election campaigns of schools minister David Laws and education…

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Nicky Phillips
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Move away and siblings will lose their place, say councils

Two London local authorities have amended the sibling priority rule from 2016, taking away the automatic entitlement to school…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Free school site has ‘credible’ explosives threat

A free school says it is expecting to move “in the coming autumn” to a permanent site by an…

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Nicky Phillips
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Largest academy chain offloads eight schools

The largest academy chain in the country has transferred eight schools from its control, blaming their “geographic isolation”. The…

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Nicky Phillips
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Teachers undecided on who will be best for education

More than half of school leaders are undecided about which political party is best equipped to improve the education…

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Nicky Phillips
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Europe’s biggest arms firm BAE takes on failing academy

– Furness Academy in special measures since March 2012 – Campaigners uneasy about curriculum changes ’to suit needs’ The…

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Nicky Phillips