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Multi-academy trusts to form landmark partnership to drive up standards

Two large multi-academy trusts have announced a pioneering partnership, which will see them work together to drive up standards...

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Sir Michael Wilshaw: Multi-academy trusts have developed same weaknesses as worst-performing councils

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has claimed today that multi-academy trusts have “manifested the same weaknesses” as the...

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DfE chief defends department’s gender pay gap

A top civil servant has defended his department’s record on gender equality after it was revealed women staff earnt...

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Experienced teachers more likely to choose schools with wealthy pupils over deprived ones

Experienced teachers are more likely to grace the classrooms of schools with advantaged pupils, leaving more deprived schools with...

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Schools urged to publish salary gap to wipe out gender bias

Schools are being urged to pledge to eradicate gender bias and support more women into headship – including by...

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Academy trust with principal paid £1,000 per-pupil handed financial notice to improve

An academy trust with a UTC whose former principal earnt £1,000-per pupil has been handed a financial notice to...

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ASCL kicks off conference season with survey revealing ‘damaging’ funding cuts

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has launched its annual conference today with a survey revealing “the...

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Sir Michael Wilshaw: Teachers leaving for classrooms abroad is “brain drain” on talent

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has called for urgent action to plug the flood of teachers leaving the...

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CfBT Schools Trust to pull sponsorship from three failing schools so local trusts can take over

An academy chain will pull out of three schools after failing to drive “rapid enough” improvement – allowing trusts...

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