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Government’s £780m SEND cash injection swallowed up by funding black holes

The government’s £780 million cash injection for pupils with high need special educational needs and disabilities isn’t even enough...

James Carr
James Carr
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CEO’s £200k salary ‘epitomised’ trust’s financial failures

An academy trust that paid its former executive principal almost £200,000 a year while it had a £1.3 million...

James Carr
James Carr
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AET warned over standards at another of its schools

One of the country’s biggest academy trusts has been warned over standards at another of its schools following concerns...

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofsted need more inspectors to dive into school finances, experts say

Ofsted will need to hire more inspectors and increase training to properly investigate schools’ financial decision-making, experts have warned....

James Carr
James Carr
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From the classroom to the commons: former teacher’s first weeks as MP

Turning up for work in last night’s suit, bleary eyed from just 40 minutes sleep is not the usual...

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofsted to investigate schools’ financial decision-making

Ofsted is set to begin diving into schools’ financial decision-making to test if it provides “more insight” into the...

James Carr
James Carr
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Is the DfE’s teaching ad spend paying off?

The government’s annual spend on teacher recruitment adverts has continued to rise and is now costing an average of...

James Carr
James Carr
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Ofsted running unofficial ‘sub-grade system’

Ofsted is now issuing caveats to schools retaining their grades in short inspections, a practice experts warn is establishing...

James Carr
James Carr
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Employment and completion rates aren’t a good way to measure quality of ITE, finds Ofsted

Outcome measures are not an effective indicator of the quality of initial teacher education, because the recruitment landscape means...

James Carr
James Carr