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Special needs free school rated inadequate as Ofsted laments lack of external support

A special needs free school has been rated as inadequate by Ofsted with inspectors claiming a lack of access...

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Camden could be first council to form multi-academy trust

A council is set to rubber stamp plans to turn its school partnership organisation into a company – seemingly...

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Perry Beeches academy trust gave £1.3m to private company which paid ‘second salary’ to ‘superhead’ Liam Nolan

An academy trust funnelled more than £1m to a private company which then paid a “second salary” to the trust’s...

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New laws will force schools to do national reference tests

The government has confirmed today it will pass legislation forcing selected schools to take part in new national reference...

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Focus on improvement not on becoming academy, Ofsted warns school

A school has been told by Ofsted that it is “too focused” on becoming an academy – resulting in...

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Pupils will get two chances to resit legacy GCSEs, Ofqual announces

Ofqual has announced today that pupils who miss out on a C grade in English or maths GCSE this summer...

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‘Gaming’ row flares up again over PiXL Club’s advice for schools to use three-day ICT ‘GCSE’

A row over the use of a controversial fast-track ICT qualification that can be taught in just three days...

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Teachers prepare to march against all-out academisation as petitions pass 100,000

A swell of uprising is growing against the government’s plan to turn all schools into academies with petitions reaching...

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White Paper: Takeover a failing school and no Ofsted for two years

Headteachers who step up to takeover failing schools will have a two-and-a-half year breathing space from Ofsted in a...

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