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Gloucestershire school to close after RSC blasts inexperienced trustees

A single-academy trust in Gloucestershire will close after its improvement plan failed to convince the government – leaving trustees...

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Four key things we learned from data on looked-after pupils

A higher proportion of looked-after pupils were absent from school last year, and more got suspensions, new data reveals....

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Sponsors for 14 new special needs free schools revealed

The sponsors for 14 new special free schools have been announced, at a time when many special schools are...

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Jess Staufenberg
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More secret private school warning notices published for first time

The government has published more warning notices that it has issued to underperforming private schools, two years after a...

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Lincolnshire academy threatened with closure for poor KS2 results

A primary academy in Lincolnshire faces closure for a recent run of terrible results – including the fact that less...

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DfE offers £2 million to research healthy holiday meals

The government has announced a £2 million funding pot to research ways poorer pupils can benefit from “enriching activities”...

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New network will help teachers become joint heads

School leaders will be supported into joint headship roles by a new organisation, partly in response to how “enormous”...

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Mark Lehain made interim director at New Schools Network

Mark Lehain has been appointed interim director at the New Schools Network following Toby Young’s departure. Lehain, who also...

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REVEALED: The 87 trusts told to justify CEO pay

The 87 academy trusts whose chief executive pay has been challenged by the government can be named for the...

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Jess Staufenberg