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Ofsted identifies 420 possible illegal schools

The number of possible illegal schools identified by Ofsted has risen to 420, up from 359 in March. However,...

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Freddie Whittaker
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‘No evidence’ EU migration harms educational outcomes or school choice

There is “no evidence” that migration to the UK from Europe reduces the educational outcomes of non-migrant children or...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Labour: We’ll make schools ‘accountable’ for off-rolled pupils

The Labour Party will tackle the “national scandal” of off-rolling, an illegal practice that “lets down thousands of young...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Academy trusts: More than just one bad apple?

A Panorama investigation this week accused the Bright Tribe academy trust of making repeated false claims for building and...

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Freddie Whittaker
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£13m cash pot to entice ‘career changers’ into the classroom

A new multi-million pound government scheme will seek to bring more “career changers” into the classroom. The Department for...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Labour MP joins millionaire Tory donor to open new free school

Veteran Labour politician Frank Field and high-profile Tory donor David Ross have been granted permission to jointly open a...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Pay scales for teachers and leaders in England and Wales from September 2018

The new teacher and school leadership pay rates for 2018-19 have been confirmed by the Department for Education. In July, the...

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Freddie Whittaker
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2017 election caused ‘frustrating’ delays to flagship social mobility policy

The government’s flagship opportunity areas policy was “slow getting going” because of last year’s snap election, according to an...

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£18m ‘future talent fund’ cancelled less than a year after it was announced

The government has cancelled a key strand of its social mobility action plan, withdrawing £18 million of funding that...

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Freddie Whittaker