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DfE told to be more open and transparent on running of academies and free schools in new report

The Department of Education must become more open about how academies are run, and give Ofsted full powers to…

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop
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Head who earned more than £400,000 grilled over private companies including dating agency

An academy headteacher who has earned hundreds of thousands of pounds from assets on the same site as his…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Revisions made to reformed GCSE, A and AS Levels following consultation

Revisions have been made to the subject content for some of the reformed GCSE, A and AS levels following a…

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop
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Schools Week profile focus Ross Morrison McGill named in most influential education list

A teacher and blogger who will feature in the upcoming Schools Week out on Friday has been named in the…

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop
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Durham Free School acting head lambasts council over “pre-emptive” parent letter

The acting headteacher of Durham Free School is concerned about “aggressive” letters sent to parents last week, which he…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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It’s time to find out what we agree on, says Morris

In 2002 when she admitted that she wasn’t up to the job, former education secretary Estelle Morris did what…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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NUT seeks to explain ‘disqualification by association’ rules to its members

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has sought to explain “unclear” Department for Education (DfE) advice on who must…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Morgan’s new rules for academy trust ‘inspections’

Education Secretary has written to Ofsted advising of a new process for ‘inspecting’ multi-academy trusts (MATs). In a move…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Ofsted defends inspection practice after complaints about north east school visits

Ofsted has defended its inspection practice after it was criticised following its grading of two schools in the north east as…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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LGBT school is still a ‘couple of years’ away

Plans for a school for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people in Manchester have yet to be…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Campaign group boosts appeals to admissions’ adjudicator

Objections to school admission arrangements have risen by more than 65 per cent in the past year, with almost…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Copycat fears step up security in Jewish Schools

Security is being stepped up at England’s Jewish schools, following the terrorist attacks in France and elsewhere – with…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips