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DfE in ‘serious data breach’ after naming whistleblowers

The government chose not to redact the names of three whistleblowers who gave evidence relating to cheating allegations against...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE proposes legal definition of ‘full-time’ education

The government is seeking to define what constitutes full-time education in law for the first time, as part of...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ministers want academy trusts to open their own AP

Some of England’s largest academy trusts are considering establishing their own alternative provision for excluded pupils. It comes as...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Ofsted extends curriculum grace period for a year

Schools will get an extra year to bring their curriculum into line with Ofsted’s new inspection framework, after the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Williamson and Gibb re-appointed in post-Brexit reshuffle

Gavin Williamson will continue in the role of education secretary following a reshuffle that saw a number of his...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News, Politics

Government’s ‘obsession’ with phonics is driven by need to help working-class white boys

The underperformance of white working-class boys in England’s education system is what has driven the government’s “obsession” with reading...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE property firm’s boss got £30k bonus, despite missed value-for-money target

The boss of the Department for Education’s property company received a £30,000 bonus last year, despite the organisation missing...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

‘We are not convinced’ – leaders’ union ASCL won’t back #PauseOfsted campaign

The Association of School and College Leaders will not back calls for school staff to stop working as Ofsted...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Special school with ‘serious, widespread’ safeguarding failures to get a new sponsor

A residential special school in Worcestershire will be moved to a new academy trust after inspectors identified “serious, widespread”...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker