News

Oasis names new CEO to succeed John Murphy

54-school trust appoints new chief executive following four-month search led by advisory firm

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Schools

Virtual school heads scheme set for £4m expansion

Virtual school heads will now promote outcomes of all children in kinship care, government announces

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Schools

Data for rebuilding programme ‘flawed’, says councillor

Education chief says council used its own data for rebuilding bids as DfE's was 'inaccurate’

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News

RAAC schools wait (and wait) for refunds from DfE

Schools left waiting weeks for hefty RAAC reimbursements - despite government promise of monthly refunds

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Exams

65,000 more exam grade appeals – but still below pre-Covid levels

Marking challenges move closer towards 2019 levels after exams returned to pre-virus standards

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School buildings

Schools hit by falling rolls warned: ‘Don’t sell sites’

Disused land could house other public services such as children's centres, says boss of DfE property arm

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Ofsted

Ruth Perry: Schools can defer Ofsted inspections until 2024

Change announced in the wake of a damning ruling in an inquest into the headteacher's death

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Ofsted

Pause Ofsted inspections, unions say following Ruth Perry inquest

Leadership unions call for an immediate halt to inspections so concerns raised by the coroner can be addressed

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Academies

Outwood Grange names interim CEO as Oliver prepares for Ofsted job

Lee Wilson is the trust's current deputy chief executive, having previously led its primary schools

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