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Progress 8 results 2016: Gibb hails schools for narrowing attainment gap

Schools minister Nick Gibb has praised schools for closing the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers, as...

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Greening’s £3.5m research hub fund open to ‘opportunity area’ schools

Schools in England’s 12 new opportunity areas will be able to bid to become ‘research schools’ and split a...

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Schools put in special measures at ‘top-performing’ WCAT

A “top-performing” trust handed extra government cash to takeover failing schools must now focus on transforming two of its...

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Ormiston chief Toby Salt takes top role at exam board AQA

An academy trust chief executive will resign from the role to take up the top job at exam board...

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Greening warned tinkering could cause funding formula to “come crashing down”

Justine Greening has been warned that tinkering with the proposed national funding formula to appease senior politicians pressing for...

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Notices to failing private schools to be made public by government

Damning improvement notices for dozens of failing private schools will now be published online by the government, a year...

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Flagship academy re-named after sponsors despite slipping into special measures

An academy has been renamed in recognition of its millionaire sponsor, just months after it was put in special...

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Government toughens up financial oversight demands in new governance framework

The government has toughened up the level of competency it expects from governors over financial oversight following a string...

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Baverstock Academy closure on again after second government U-turn

An academy told it would close down before a volte-face from the schools commissioner has now been informed it...

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