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The Bright Tribe Files: Parents and staff blamed by trust over Whitehaven fiasco

The trust blamed for tumbledown buildings and terrible results at Whitehaven Academy has tried to blame the school’s problems...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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The Bright Tribe Files: What’s going on at the under-fire academy trust?

The inner workings of one of the country’s most controversial academy trusts have been laid bare in the minutes...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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The Bright Tribe Files: Conflict of interest warning over Manchester UTC link

A multi-millionaire property developer is facing criticism for a conflict of interest between two academy trusts he ran. Michael...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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The Bright Tribe Files: Northumberland council takes legal action

Northumberland county council has launched legal action to recover £230,000 given to Bright Tribe academy trust to take on...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Leo Shapiro steps down as OCR chief executive

Leo Shapiro, the chief executive of exam board OCR, has stepped down after less than two years in post....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Whitehaven Academy closes after asbestos disturbance

Whitehaven Academy, the troubled Cumbrian school at the centre of a row over the state of its buildings, is...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Give schools more money for free meals, say caterers

The government is under pressure to increase the money it gives schools to pay for free meals for infant...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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GDPR: Is the DfE failing to prepare schools for the new data future?

The Department for Education has acknowledged that more needs to be done to help schools prepare for strict new...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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South Wiltshire UTC rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted

Another University Technical College has been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted, taking the total number in the category to six....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker