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Trojan Horse investigations led to ‘crisis and confusion’

Conducting multiple inquiries into concerns about Birmingham’s so-called ‘Trojan Horse’ plot led to “a sense of crisis and confusion”,…

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Nick Linford
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King’s Leadership Academy is national winner of character education awards

A Warrington free school which issues passports to its pupils to log the success of character education has been…

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Nick Linford
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Next government should split Ofsted in two and prioritise accountability of primaries – education committee

The next government should reconsider splitting Ofsted in two and prioritise increased accountability in the primary school sector, the…

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Nick Linford
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ASCL calls for national fair funding formula to reduce gap between local authorities

A call is being made for the introduction of a national fair funding formula as analysis by the Association…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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School budget protection and pupil premium among Clegg’s ‘proudest moments’

The introduction of the pupil premium and protection of the schools budget are among Nick Clegg’s “proudest moments” in…

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Nick Linford
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Labour rally: Hunt pledges clampdown on school admissions rules

School admissions rules need “beefed up” enforcement, Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt said today. Mr Hunt made the comments…

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Nick Linford


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Labour MP slams Nicky Morgan over claim free schools outperform ‘council-run’ schools

An MP had strong words for education secretary Nicky Morgan after she wrote to him claiming free schools are better than ‘council-run’…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Pupil premium: is the £2.5bn cash injection raising standards?

Schools Week is exploring the way vulnerable groups of learners have fared under the coalition. In the third of…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Progress 8: New measure undervalues low ability pupils

Schools adding value around the bottom of the ability range during the transition from legacy GCSEs to the new…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Eight months in and how have the RSCs fared?

Regional Schools Commissioners are part of the government’s middle tier of accountability for academies. Brought in last September, they…

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Nicky Phillips
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Former free school head charged with fraud

A free school’s former principal has vowed to clear his name after he was charged with multiple fraud offences….

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Free School round-up

Durham free school backs down on plans to appeal against closure Durham Free School will not be seeking a judicial…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips