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Schools funding boss Lauener to also become Skills Funding Agency chief

The boss of the schools funding agency is set to add adult education to his list of responsibilities with…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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FEATURED: the new regional schools commissioners

Academy status should not be seen as the preserve of large, urban schools, says Paul Smith, the regional schools…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Parents struggle with cost of school, say Children’s Commission

More than two thirds of parents have struggled with the cost of school, with half cutting back spending on…

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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DfE calls for evidence as it prepares to draw up new teaching assistant standards

A call for evidence has been launched today by the Department for Education (DfE) to support the development of…

Philip Nye
Philip Nye
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Questions raised over Ofsted quality after cut-and-paste sacking

Ofsted’s quality assurance leaves schools unable to know whether the inspection team that “walks through the school gates will…

Philip Nye
Philip Nye
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England’s largest academies chain issued with notice of financial concern

The largest academy chain in England has been slapped with a notice of financial concern by the Education Funding…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford


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Hobby hails ‘great deal we can do together’ as NAHT joins the TUC

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has become the latest education union to affiliate with the Trades Union…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
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New sponsors, new uniforms – for £70,000

The failure of one academy trust has left the taxpayer paying up to £70,000 for new school uniforms, exclusive…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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New investigation into Ofsted ‘tipping-off’ claims at Norfolk schools

Ofsted has today announced that a new investigation will be carried out into allegations that three schools received prior…

Philip Nye
Philip Nye
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Morgan and Clegg in ‘train of bureaucracy’ spat

A row has broken out between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats about whose idea it is to launch an…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Ofsted ditches inspector who copied reports

Ofsted have acted swiftly to remove a lead inspector after Schools Week presented damning evidence of whole report sections…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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School led nurseries at “heart” of government plans

Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah (pictured) wants more schools to “step up to the plate” and offer nursery provision. In…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips