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Cadet club growth slow in schools one year after £50m grant

Just five state schools have opened cadet clubs since former chancellor George Osborne announced a £50 million grant last...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Soaring support staff pensions ‘could lead to outsourcing’

Multi-academy trust pension deficits for support staff are soaring into the tens of millions, with schools facing another hike...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Founders of Christian faith school resign after secular takeover

The founders of a Christian-ethos free school have resigned as trustees, citing anger at the government’s “lack of protection”...

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EXCLUSIVE: 97 independent schools failed test to convert to free schools

Nearly 100 independent schools were rebuffed from opening a free school in the first wave of applications in 2010, Schools...

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Jess Staufenberg
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Teacher training courses half empty as term approaches

The low number of trainees starting initial teacher training courses this year is “very concerning”, according to experts –...

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Jess Staufenberg