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Emails reveal Ofsted permitted use of its logo by private company

Ofsted did give permission to a private firm that sells curriculum packages to schools for thousands of pounds to...

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James Carr
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Coronavirus: ESFA urges caution as fraud cases soar

The government is warning academies and local authorities to exercise caution when dealing with suppliers, following a 400 per...

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James Carr
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Departing DRET boss set to become new Astrea CEO

The departing chief executive of one of the country’s biggest academy chains is going back to her family roots...

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James Carr
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Coronavirus: Trust launches redundancy consultations amid national crisis

An academy trust has been criticised for notifying staff their jobs were at risk during the first week of...

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James Carr
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Coronavirus: Ofsted extends complaints procedure consultation

Ofsted has extended the deadline of a consultation on plans to overhaul its complaints procedure as a result of...

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James Carr
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England’s teachers can’t get no satisfaction, TALIS finds

The OECD has this week published the second volume of results from its latest teaching and learning international survey...

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James Carr
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UKSA praises DfE’s new school funding stats – but says more context is needed

The statistics watchdog has praised the Department for Education for improving its school funding statistics, but says more context...

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James Carr
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Schools halt redundancy plans amid coronavirus outbreak

Schools are halting redundancy plans as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause unprecedented disruption across the nation. Harris Federation...

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James Carr
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More secondary schools full or over-capacity as population bulge moves through

The proportion of secondary schools that were full or over capacity increased last year, new data reveals. Department for...

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