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‘I’m sorry’: Bright Tribe founder Michael Dwan apologises to Whitehaven

Michael Dwan, the founder of the controversial Bright Tribe Trust, has apologised for the problems faced by Cumbria’s troubled...

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DfE received six applications for social mobility tsar job by original deadline

Just six people applied to become the government’s new social mobility tsar by the original deadline, prompting ministers to...

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Freddie Whittaker
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National Education Union staff to strike on July 19

Up to 200 members of staff at the National Education Union will go on strike this Thursday. The GMB...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Confirmed: Compulsory relationships and sex education delayed until 2020

Compulsory relationships and sex education will not be extended to all schools until 2020, it has been confirmed. The...

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Educating Greater Manchester head Drew Povey Suspended

Drew Povey, the headteacher featured in the hit TV series Educating Greater Manchester, has been suspended, according to local...

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Freddie Whittaker
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New sponsor and ‘substantial capital programme’ confirmed for struggling Whitehaven Academy

The Cumbria Education Trust (CET) has been given leave to take on the troubled Whitehaven Academy in Cumbria, more...

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Freddie Whittaker
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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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Freddie Whittaker