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We’ve won the battle on MATs, says Stuart

Ofsted now has the same powers to inspect multi-academy trusts (MATs) as it does to inspect local authorities, chief…

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Sponsors step away from troubled Liverpool academy

The number of sponsors of the troubled Enterprise South Liverpool Academy (ESLA) in Garston is to be cut back….

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Nicky Phillips
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DfE report praised damned free school

A free school faced with closure after Ofsted called its pupils “racist” has released a confidential Department for Education…

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Nicky Phillips
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Ofsted refuses to release conference slides

A teacher has questioned why Ofsted refuses to release presentation materials about maths teaching that he claims should be…

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Nicky Phillips
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Ofsted changes ruling on Derby school

The headteacher of a free school pulled out of special measures by Ofsted says the school has the “drive…

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Nicky Phillips
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Schools must account for EAL spending, experts say

Cash for pupils without English as a first language needs to be better targeted and schools should be held…

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DfE needs plan to stop repeat of ‘Trojan Horse’, say MPs

MPs are demanding a proper strategy from the Department of Education to help prevent unforeseen school scandals such as…

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Nick Linford
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Sandwell council loses bid to see secret BSF documents

The Department for Education (DfE) has succeeded in preventing Sandwell Council from seeing information regarding the cancellation of Building…

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Nick Linford
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Morgan: Extremism in schools will be identified ‘more quickly’

New trustees have been placed in all the academies in Birmingham involved in the Trojan horse affair Education secretary…

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Nick Linford
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Teachers sent home face long wait for Ofsted pass

More than 240 teachers banned from the classroom because they live with someone who has been convicted of a…

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Nicky Phillips
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Turning the league tables: How a focus on disadvantage shows new winners

Results released today show that 330 state schools are now falling below the 40 per cent ‘floor target’ of…

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Recap: Reaction to GCSE League Tables

What happened so far in the GCSE results? Who has been naughty and nice about schools? Here’s all the links…

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Nick Linford