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Heads urge improved professional training for teachers in new Sutton Trust report

Leading headteachers have joined the Sutton Trust to urge the three main political parties to improve professional training for…

Paul Bishop
Paul Bishop
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Reality TV teacher suspended for sex acts with ex-pupils

A teacher who rose to national prominence when he featured on the Channel 4 programme Educating Yorkshire has received…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Al-Madinah free school taken out of special measures by Ofsted

Al-Madinah School – a free school which had to change sponsor after a previous inadequate Ofsted rating – has…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Gone in 60 minutes – the full story of Durham Free School

13:48 – School told it has two weeks to appeal funding cut 14:45 – Nicky Morgan announces school will…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Durham Free School governors launch attack on Ofsted following closure threat

Governors at Durham Free School have claimed Ofsted inspectors were “prejudiced” when they visited the school, in a damning…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Ofsted will inspect early years initial teacher training

Early years initial teaching training is to be inspected for the first time by Ofsted from April. Organisations that…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott


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Breaking: Morgan announces new business partnerships to train teachers in coding

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced the next wave of projects aimed at training teachers for the new computing…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Government watchdog says DfE annual accounts not a “true reflection” of activity

The National Audit Office has criticised the Department of Education over its annual financial statement saying it is not…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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DfE responds to Grindon Hall ‘inadequate’ Ofsted report

The Department for Education has warned that under-performance in schools is “unacceptable” after a Christian free school in Sunderland…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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Christian free school labelled ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted

A Christian free school has been rated inadequate by Ofsted, less than three weeks after it was issued with…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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DfE releases list of schools successful in bidding for £20m pot of Universal Infant Free School Meal cash

More than 120 schools have been granted government cash to further deliver the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM)…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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United Learning to roll out pilot satellite teaching for GCSE and A Level students

A pilot scheme allowing students to study for GCSE and A Level courses through satellite teaching is to be…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott