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Perry Beeches ‘superhead’ Liam Nolan guilty of misconduct

The former head of an academy trust who drew a second salary from a private company contracted to his...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Unauthorised absences continue to rise

The rate at which pupils are absent from English schools without permission has risen again this year. New data...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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EYFS results 2018: 71.5% of reception pupils achieve ‘good’ development

The proportion of reception pupils reaching a “good” level of development has risen again this year, according to the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Perry Beeches ‘superhead’ Liam Nolan tells misconduct hearing: ‘It’s been a disaster’

A former superhead who earned a second salary from a private company contracted by his own academy trust has...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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School league tables 2018: Free schools soar, and 6 more key findings

The government has released provisional key stage 4 data this morning that reveals how schools have fared in headline...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE figures shoot down claims of ‘incredible’ destinations for UTC pupils

New government data has undermined boasts by the architects of university technical colleges about the “excellent destinations” of their...

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Hinds considers law to hold schools to account for excluded pupils

The government is not ruling out legislation to make schools more accountable for the children they place in alternative...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Progress 8 scores plummet at schools that used controversial ECDL qualification

Schools that entered large numbers of their pupils for the English computer driving licence have seen their progress scores...

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Freddie Whittaker
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EBacc results 2018: Entries rise slightly

The proportion of pupils in England entering the EBacc has increased slightly this year. New provisional GCSE results data...

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Freddie Whittaker