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Damian Hinds ‘cannot say’ how many new voluntary-aided schools will open

Ministers claim not to know how many new schools will open now it’s easier to found new voluntary-aided institutions....

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Nick Gibb dodges teacher pay funding questions

The schools minister has refused to say whether more cash will be made available for larger pay rises for...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Hinds to discuss ‘savage’ cuts at UCAT academy trust with local MPs

Damian Hinds will meet MPs to discuss the “savage cuts” proposed by a prominent university-backed academy chain. The University...

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Ofsted praises ‘journey of improvement’ at Diocese of Norwich academy trust

A Church-backed academy trust in the east of England has been praised by Ofsted for improvements to pupil outcomes....

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Freddie Whittaker
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Watford UTC hit with financial notice to improve

A University Technical College has been issued with a financial notice to improve after it failed to set a...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Schools that work for everyone: 8 significant findings from the consultation responses

More than 500 days after the consultation closed, the government has finally published its response to the ‘Schools that...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Grammar school consultation: Respondents wanted selective schools to take on 100% low-income pupils

Respondents to a high-profile government consultation on grammar schools mostly wanted them take all their pupils from poorer households, it...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Catholics slam ‘broken promise’ as faith admissions cap retained

Plans to lift the 50-per-cent admissions cap on new faith schools have been abandoned, almost two years after they...

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Private Christian school under governance investigation

A private Christian school in east London is under investigation over “serious concerns” about its governance. The Charity Commission...

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Freddie Whittaker