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Bright Tribe threatened court action over failed bid to run Cumbrian schools

Attempts by the Bright Tribe academy trust to create an “axis of improvement” for schools in rural Cumbria failed...

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Revealed: How Bright Tribe founder ‘resigned’ as an academy sponsor over disagreement with DfE

Bright Tribe founder Michael Dwan withdrew his support from the ailing trust amid frustrations over government scrutiny and concerns...

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Did failed Greater Manchester UTC get ‘free pass’ despite warnings?

The viability of the failed Greater Manchester university technical college was questioned by government officials even before it opened,...

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School funding down 8% since 2009-10, new IFS analysis finds

School funding in England fell by eight per cent in real terms over the past eight years, according to...

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Damian Hinds asked me to apply, says new social mobility tsar

Dame Martina Milburn, the new chair-designate of the Social Mobility Commission, was personally approached by the education secretary and...

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Grammar school that forced out A-level pupils slammed in damning inquiry report

A south London grammar school which forced pupils out at the end of year 12 because of their AS-level...

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Key stage 2 SATs results 2018: 64% achieve ‘expected standard’

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

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Hinds gives £5m to 20 ‘careers hubs’ to boost advice and job ‘encounters’

Schools in 20 areas of England will have access to funding to train staff to give better careers advice...

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MPs’ stern warning over ‘incoherent’ system and costly, ‘risky’ academisation

A powerful committee of MPs has warned that the government failed to properly scrutinise the early stages of the...

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Freddie Whittaker