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Doomed Perry Beeches academy trust had a £1.5 million deficit

The controversial Perry Beeches academy trust had a £1.5 million deficit in the year before it was wound up,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Collaborative Academies Trust will lose all but one of its schools

Eight of the nine schools run by the Essex-based Collaborative Academies Trust are to be moved to new sponsors....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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NAO: Carillion made big profits from its work at schools

The collapsed construction firm Carillion made profits of up to 15 per cent on its work for schools in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE to review impact of Baker Clause careers duty

The impact of a new law which forces schools to allow training organisations the chance to speak to pupils...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Inspectors praise ‘considerable improvements’ at turnaround school, but slam sponsor for lack of support

Leaders of a school run by the doomed Education Fellowship Trust have been praised for “considerable improvements” which raised...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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90% of heads support compulsory PSHE lessons

There is “overwhelming” support in schools for the introduction of compulsory PSHE lessons, according to a new report from...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Dunraven Educational Trust will adopt troubled Durand Academy

A small London academy trust has been lined up to run Durand Academy, after the Harris Federation backed out...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE announces £50m to expand special schools, but the money isn’t new

Ministers will hand councils £50 million to expand special schools and improve existing facilities for pupils with special educational...

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Freddie Whittaker
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National Audit Office: Ofsted faces ‘significant challenges’

Ofsted is now “at the limit” of what it can do with scarce resources, a senior official has admitted,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker