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So-called 'Henry VIII powers' will grant education secretary to amend or repeat other legislation with 'minimal scrutiny'
'Significantly strengthened' accountability will also 'raise the bar on what we expect from schools', Phillipson to say
Government is under fire for the academy elements of its schools bill. But does the evidence back up those...
Watchdog whistleblowers say planned consultation is a 'sham' and reforms have been 'cobbled together at ridiculous speed'
DfE admits reforms could limit ability of popular schools to grow and even land trustees in court
The number of penalty notices handed for unauthorised absences rose 22% in the year before reforms to the process...
Ministers would get power to make academies observe minimum pay rates, and trusts would need a 'good' reason to...
Former Conservative adviser to head up free schools charity's lobbying operation as criticism of schools bill grows
‘Labour’s priority is to deliver happier children’
