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DfE fails to recoup any cash from “improper” academy trust payments

The department for education has failed to claw back any money from 26 payments between academy trusts and related parties – despite...

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10 key findings from the DfE’s accounts: Bonuses, data breaches and lots more pay-offs

The Department for Education (finally) published its annual accounts yesterday. As expected, it wasn’t good news. The government’s spending...

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Council seeks PFI safety assurances after Scottish schools closure

A council in England has sought reassurances over the safety of its PFI schools that were built by the same...

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The key findings: Do academies get better results than local authority schools?

A new report published today has delved into the data to try and determine whether academies get better results...

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Oasis academy chief Rebecca Clark named as new regional schools commissioner

The Department for Education has today appointed a new regional schools commissioner (RSC) to take over from Sir David...

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Schools recruitment opens for ‘real-world’ maths teaching trial

Teaching pupils “real-world” maths skills like estimating the cost of gas bills will be tested under new trials to...

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Birmingham City Council votes to reject government academy plans

The country’s largest council, located in a key election battleground, has passed a motion rejecting the government’s plan to...

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Education charity pulls support services to make way for teaching schools

An education charity has announced it will step away from providing school improvement services for a county council so...

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Lord Nash: Every academy expected to set up parent council

Junior schools minister Lord Nash has today announced that all academies will be expected to set up “parent councils”....

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