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Oil tycoon’s foundation among New Schools Network donors

The foundation of a controversial oil tycoon was among the donors to the New Schools Network this year, new...

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Exam board marking league tables delayed by monitoring concerns

Ofqual, the exams regulator, is still trying to find a way to publish data on how the quality of...

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Bright Tribe probe ‘will be published’, vows academies minister

An investigation by the Education and Skills Funding Agency into allegations of wrongdoing at the doomed Bright Tribe trust...

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‘I’ve got to stir up a bit of controversy here’: Agnew defends Champagne wager comments

The academies minister is frustrated that schools aren’t listening to him. In the 14 months since his appointment, Lord...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Ofsted research shows 7 in 10 school leaders work in their free time every day

Seven in ten school leaders work in their free time every day, and almost two thirds of teachers think...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Minister ‘at war’ over academy CEO pay defends Moynihan’s £440k salary

A minister who claims to have “declared war” on excessive executive pay in academies has ruled that the £440,000...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Toby Young got £55k payoff from New Schools Network

The New Schools Network handed its former director Toby Young a £55,000 payoff when he resigned earlier this year,...

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Teacher training targets missed in most EBacc subjects

The government has missed its own teacher training targets in most EBacc subjects this year, new data shows. Initial...

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One in three school pupils received an unconditional offer in 2018, says UCAS

More than one in three school pupils who applied to university this year received some kind of unconditional offer...

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Freddie Whittaker