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Lack of action at Trojan Horse schools — Ofsted tells government

Five Birmingham schools named in the Trojan Horse scandal are not showing sufficient signs of improvement, schools inspectorate Ofsted…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Morgan considers the forced setting of children in new ‘rescue package’ for failing schools

The Conservative party have today pledged to ‘significantly strengthen’ the intervention powers of the eight Regional School Commissioners (RSC)…

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Nick Linford
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Wilshaw: leaked memo from Gove aide comes as no surprise

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has hit back at claims former Education Secretary Michael Gove considered replacing him, saying…

Philip Nye
Philip Nye
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New primary school opens with no mains electricity and an ‘unreliable’ generator

A minister has been forced to intervene after a free school in his constituency has been without mains electricity…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Clegg bites at Tory Right after a term of policy snubs

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says that the Conservatives have been spitting “frenzied bile” throughout their coalition government, while…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Suffolk schools in council spat

A row has broken out between Suffolk county council and local primary school headteachers after every school was sent…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Theo hops on for the Skills Show

Pupils will have access to careers advice and the chance to experience a huge range of jobs at the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Hypnotist teacher struck off for ‘abuse’

The government agency responsible for disciplining teachers has heard 14 cases relating to sexual misconduct since April 1, all…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Jobs for the boys at UTCs

As few as one in 20 students at some university technical colleges (UTC) are female, analysis by Schools Week…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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EXCLUSIVE: Hawthorne’s Free School Taken Over

A free school judged to be ‘inadequate’ earlier this year is in the process of transferring to a new…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools reject GCSE failures claim colleges

Teenagers are being prevented from continuing into their schools’ sixth forms after failing to get C grades and above…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Academies minister speaks of ‘shocking’ level of governor oversight — IAA conference

School governing bodies are too large, and in some cases deliver a ‘shocking’ level of oversight, the education minister responsible…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford