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Improvement plans ‘not fit for purpose’

Birmingham schools named in the Trojan Horse scandal have brought in new turnaround plans, following sharp criticism from Ofsted….

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Gender salaries gap ‘widens’ in academies

Men get paid more than women in equivalent roles, and the gap is widening in primary academies, claims NASUWT…

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Nick Linford
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FEATURED: the new regional schools commissioners

Tackling the isolation of small, rural schools in the north will be one of the priorities for the headteacher…

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Nicky Phillips
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Caption competition – what did Laura ask Tristram?

This week our Deputy Editor Laura McInerney interviewed the Shadow Education secretary Tristram Hunt in his office at the…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Nicky Phillips