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Faith leaders and politicians write to Damian Hinds about faith cap

Faith leaders, politicians and education experts have signed a joint letter asking the education secretary to reconsider his plans...

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Headteachers Roundtable Summit 2018: Be bold, stay ethical and keep learning at the heart of solutions

Insufficient funding, excessive accountability, poor teacher retention and limited school autonomy were the core issues which 200 heads tackled...

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Unions clash with big-spending single-school trust

An academy trust in Manchester will hold last-ditch talks with unions after staff at its only school passed a...

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Alix Robertson
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Devon’s Bay Education Trust hit with financial notice to improve

A Devon-based multi academy trust has been handed a financial notice to improve by the Education and Skills Funding agency....

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Alix Robertson
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Postcode lottery of pupil absence fines revealed

Local councils are collecting as little as 25 per cent of the fines they issue for children’s unauthorised absences...

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Alix Robertson
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Arts-focused teacher development fund open for applications

Schools can benefit from up to £150,000 in grant funding to boost arts-based teaching through partnerships with cultural organisations...

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Academy trust CEOs among Ofqual board appointments

The exams regulator has appointed five new board members, including two multi academy trust chief executives. Ian Bauckham, a chief...

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Secretive private school warning notices published for the first time

The Department for Education has finally published the warning notices it issued to underperforming private schools, over two years...

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Alix Robertson
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DfE doesn’t check whether academy leaders are ‘fit and proper’

Academy trustees and senior leaders are not being properly vetted for their suitability to run schools, the government’s spending...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson