Ofsted

Rebroker U-turn after Ofsted rapid return

Norwich school leapt from 'inadequate' to 'good' in just four months

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Governance

Academy governors want greater role in headteacher management

Involving local governors in school leader oversight offers a 'richer picture' of performance, says NGA

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Jack Dyson
Academies

Primaries form academy trusts as council support dwindles

Prospective chains say 'diminishing' authority help a factor in decision

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Jack Dyson
Academies

Parent pushback forces academy takeover rethink

Plans to academise Sheffield's last local authority-maintained secondary have been pushed back

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Jack Dyson
Schools

‘Wake-up call’ as primary pupils struggle with maths post-Covid

Younger children still weeks behind pre-lockdown norms, showing PM faces 'many obstacles' in maths to 18 ambition

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Jack Dyson
Politics

BESA-backed parliamentary group at centre of MP probe

Conservative MP under investigation over potential transparency breaches relating to APPG for education

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Jack Dyson
News

Schools enact fewer cost-cutter savings as budgets tighten

Findings prompt warning 'no amount of advice can balance the books'

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Academies

Intervention on coasting schools ‘all over the place’

'The whole system’s full of inconsistencies'

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Jack Dyson
Academies

DfE gives £17m to academy trusts to ‘try before you buy’

Money was released to support maintained schools at risk of 'unexpected or imminent failure'

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Jack Dyson