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Financial investigation into Bright Tribe trust remains ‘hidden’ by education secretary

The education secretary has been accused of “hiding” a financial investigation into a controversial academy trust run by the...

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Vote Leave campaigner and Tory donor behind Parents and Teachers for Excellence campaign

One of the two directors behind the Parent and Teachers for Excellence (PTE) movement was a key figure in the...

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Pro-academy campaign group launched by ‘superhead’ Rachel De Souza – but funders remain anonymous

A line-up of education reformers – including a former adviser to David Cameron – have joined forces to launch a...

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Private sector support for state schools – will it work?

Private schools and universities will be pushed into sponsoring schools to haul up standards in the state sector, despite...

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77 new free schools: The complete list

Justine Greening has today announced the approval of 77 new free schools. For the full story, follow here. Below...

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Greening unveils 77 new free schools

Justine Greening has today announced 77 free school proposals have been approved in the latest round of applications – the...

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Harris boss warns new Ofsted chief inspector against scrapping ‘outstanding’ grade

A leading academy chain boss has urged incoming Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman to keep the Ofsted outstanding grade –...

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Progress 8 scores in grammars ‘overstated’

Progress scores for grammar schools are likely to be overstated due to unreliable SATs scores, amid fears they could...

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Academy trust CEOs reject ‘centres of excellence’ proposal

Multi-academy trusts have snubbed government proposals allowing them to move their most able pupils into a “centre of excellence”....

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