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Department for Education must release academy sponsor takeover fees after scathing court ruling

The Department for Education (DfE) has been ordered to reveal how much it paid new academy sponsors to takeover...

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Another £5m up for grabs in northern schools ‘hub revolution’ – but only academy trusts can apply

Academy sponsors are being invited to bid for a slice of the remaining £5 million cash pot to improve...

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Religion should have the same importance as English and maths, new study claims

Teachers need to be as clued up on religion as they are on English and maths, a major new...

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Regional schools commissioners: 14 things you didn’t know … but definitely should

The Education Committee published written evidence from the Department for Education yesterday as part of its inquiry into regional...

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School-led providers now urged to stop recruiting in PE under new government system

The government’s controversial new teacher training recruitment system has now kicked into action for school-led routes as they reach...

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Bomb scare closes two Norwich schools

Two Norwich schools run by the Inspiration Trust had to close today after a bomb threat. Police are investigating...

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Consultation launched on inspection plans for unregistered religious schools

Institutions that educate children for more than six hours a week would face Ofsted inspections and could be shut...

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Lord Nash announces return of £75,000 grants for primaries to join multi-academy trusts

The government has brought back grants of up to £75,000 to entice primary schools to join multi-academy trusts (MATs),...

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Series of failings uncovered at religious independent schools after Ofsted steps in

Nearly four in five religious independent schools formerly inspected by the discredited Bridge Schools Inspectorate (BSI) have been rated...

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