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Vision 2040 group launches 25-year plan for education

A group of teachers and leaders have today launched a 25-year manifesto for education – saying it will give “long-term…

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Sophie Scott
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Free school trust to give pupils an extra week off in half-term so they will be “more refreshed”

Pupils at three free schools in Suffolk will get an extra week off in the Autumn half-term as a…

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Sophie Scott
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Judge backs school’s decision to stop paying Mayor of Liverpool for providing “no benefit” to pupils

A judge has said a school was entitled to dismiss the city’s mayor from its payroll because he was…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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OSA came to ‘flawed’ conclusion that London Oratory School admissions system was socially selective, says judge

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA)  applied too stringent a test when it concluded that the London Oratory…

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Sophie Scott
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Multi-academy trust hands over leadership of its four schools after Ofsted puts them all in special measures

A new sponsor has stepped in to provide leadership for a multi-academy trust after its four schools were put into special measures this…

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Sophie Scott
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Poorly performing trust makes top 100 list

An academy trust under fire from Ofsted for poor performance has emerged as the highest ranked schools group on…

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Nicky Phillips


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Childcare pledge will ‘force providers to close’

The Conservative party’s intention to double free childcare for three and four-year-olds will have a negative impact on the…

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Nicky Phillips
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UTC shuts, just as Cameron promises ‘one in every city’

When David Cameron launched his party’s manifesto at Swindon’s University Technical College (UTC) on Tuesday, he claimed that he…

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Nicky Phillips
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MP wants to know who’s top of the (rubble) pile

The government has refused to publish a list of decaying schools that missed out on priority building funds. Calder…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Union criticises four-day consultation on redundancies

The National Union of Teachers has criticised a school for its “sham” consultation on making several staff redundant. Nicholas…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Election 2015: what the parties say they will do for education

In the first of a series of spreads on the election campaign, Freddie Whittaker reports from the manifesto launches…

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Nicky Phillips
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Parents question inspectors’ special needs training

A parent of two deaf children is angry about Ofsted’s refusal to tell him if two inspection teams who…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips