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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
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Ofsted defends inspection practice after complaints about north east school visits

Ofsted has defended its inspection practice after it was criticised following its grading of two schools in the north east as…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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LGBT school is still a ‘couple of years’ away

Plans for a school for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) young people in Manchester have yet to be…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips


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Campaign group boosts appeals to admissions’ adjudicator

Objections to school admission arrangements have risen by more than 65 per cent in the past year, with almost…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Copycat fears step up security in Jewish Schools

Security is being stepped up at England’s Jewish schools, following the terrorist attacks in France and elsewhere – with…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Schools copyright uniforms to foil counterfeiters

Schools need to work with families to “bring down uniform bills to an affordable level – not squeezing every…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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£12.6m ‘emergency’ hand-outs for 22 schools

Keeping school budgets in the black is not always easy – but some schools appear to be treated more…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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No further GCSE delays, says DFE

The Department for Education has ruled out delays to the introduction of any other new GCSEs after it was…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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What the ——— are they hiding?

Last week the Department for Education voluntarily released the application forms submitted by free school founders to secure the…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips