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The many roles of Sir Theodore Agnew

Awarding someone as close to the corridors of power as Theodore Agnew a knighthood was always going to spark…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Conservative’s £1.8bn estimate of Labour policies is ‘over the top’

Labour’s education plans would cost more than £1.8 billion in additional funding, according to estimates produced for the Conservatives….

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Morgan throws careers questions into black hole

Questions about a new independent organisation, to be set up as part of a £20 million package of public…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Free school data release delayed indefinitely

The expected release of application forms submitted by free schools in order to gain approval for opening has been…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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DfE turns ‘milk monitor’ over new food rules

All maintained schools and newly opened academies must follow the latest school food standards from this week – with…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Society mag snubs northern schools

Schools in the north of the country have been largely ignored by a society magazine which listed the country’s…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Teachers face high paywall to access research free to Scots

– REVEALED: Scottish one year trial cost just £30k – DfE will not be drawn on support for free…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Regional school commissioner pay revealed

The pay packets of the government’s regional schools commissioners (RSCs) have been disclosed, as part of a transparency release…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Agency costs down, overtime up at DfE

Department for Education (DfE) staff are working more overtime as the government department seeks to reduce its spend on…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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New framework launched by the National Governors’ Association

The National Governors’ Association (NGA) today launches its Framework for Governance. The NGA announced plans for the guidance at…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Education Select Committee Review: Nicky Morgan on Careers Advice and Guidance

Nicky Morgan was at the Education Select Committee today to account for the government’s progress (or otherwise) on careers…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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Publish appropriate levels for “super-head” pay, recommends government committee

Increasing “super-head” salaries are not being taking seriously by the Treasury  – and appropriate levels of pay ought to…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney