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Lambeth council remains tight-lipped over Tunstall investigation

Lambeth council has refused to confirm whether it will publish the outcome of an investigation into the former executive...

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Alternative provision academy trust turns to online learning to make savings

An academy trust in charge of 11 alternative provision academies intends to increase its use of online learning as part...

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Seven ways to improve science teaching, according to the EEF

The Education Endowment Foundation has published a new report on ‘improving secondary science’, which gives seven recommendations to try...

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Be ready to challenge ‘inappropriate’ use of money, academy chiefs told

Academy leaders must be prepared to call out inappropriate behaviour within their organisations, especially if it involves public money,...

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School sixth form funding down 21% since 2010, IfS finds

Funding for students in school sixth forms has plunged by 21 per cent since 2010–11, new research has found....

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Educating Greater Manchester head Drew Povey resigns

Drew Povey, the headteacher featured in the hit TV series Educating Greater Manchester, has resigned from his post at...

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DfE allowed trust to take on new schools despite serious financial problems

The Department for Education (DfE) allowed an academy trust to take over two schools and approved bids for it...

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Education department property head on Future Academies board

The head of the Department for Education’s property arm is also a director on the board of the trust...

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FLEECED: Are schools pulling the wool over parents’ eyes on uniform costs?

An academy sponsor’s uniform supplier is charging nearly three times the price for blazers in its grammar school than...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson