Opinion

Why new research on the cost of academies vs maintained schools does not stack up

New research into the relative costs of academies and LA-maintained schools is flawed because it offers only a loose...

Freddie Whittaker
LEORA CRUDDAS
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Nearly 1 in 5 schools ‘not in line’ with guidance on managing asbestos

Almost a fifth of schools are not managing asbestos in line with government guidance, a long-awaited report has revealed....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Gibb: More prescriptive LGBT guidance wouldn’t have prevented protests

More prescriptive guidance forcing primary heads to teach about LGBT relationships would not have prevented protests outside schools in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Social Mobility Commission chair gets new £350-a-day pay deal

Dame Martina Milburn will be paid £350-a-day for her work as the chair of the Social Mobility Commission after...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE to consult on bringing LA school transparency ‘in line’ with academies

The Department for Education will consult on plans to bring the transparency of spending in local authority maintained schools...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE: 54,000 fewer pupils in ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ schools

Fifty-four thousand fewer pupils are now learning in ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’-rated schools than were two years ago, the Department...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academies minister to ‘look into’ whistleblowing procedures

Lord Agnew, the academies minister, has pledged to look at whistleblowing procedures for academy trusts to ensure those who...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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RSE: 28% of teachers say their school is unprepared for new mandatory lessons

Twenty-eight per cent of teachers believe their school is not ready to teach new relationships and sex education lessons,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Key stage 2 SATS results 2019: 65% achieve ‘expected standard’

Sixty-five per cent of pupils achieved the government’s “expected standard” in reading, writing and maths in this year’s key...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker