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Humanist charity backs special measures action at Durham Free School and Grindon Hall

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed the decisions by Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE) in relation…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Fewer students from state funded schools heading to university says report

The percentage of students from state funded schools heading to university has fallen according to the latest Government figures….

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop
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DfE announces judges for its Character Education Awards

Eight people have been selected to judge applications for the Department for Education’s (DfE) Character Awards which will see…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Lawyer clears De Souza schools of Ofsted tip-off allegations

Allegations that three Norfolk schools run by Dame Rachel de Souza were tipped off about impending Ofsted inspections have…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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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