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Tauheedul Education Trust set to takeover non-faith schools in Blackpool and Bradford

An academy trust that runs ten Muslim faith-based schools is set to take over three non-faith community secondaries in...

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Financial irregularity concerns raised at academy trust praised by David Cameron

The government is investigating an allegation of financial irregularity at an academy trust previously praised by Prime Minister David...

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Call for schools to stop dyspraxic girls “slipping through the net”

Schools have been urged to help address a “significant gap” in the diagnosis of dyspraxia among girls after a...

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‘Urgent steps’ needed to ensure £6bn pupil premium is closing attainment gap, says Public Accounts Committee

The government needs to do more to ensure its pupil premium funding is closing the attainment gap, according to...

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The story behind Nicky Morgan’s “one in three pupils” statistic

Education secretary Nicky Morgan opened her speech at the Conservative party conference today with this statistic: NiMo: Imagine a...

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Education committee chair Neil Carmichael brands lack of home education register a “scandal”

The Conservative chairman of the education select committee has today said he finds it “amazing” that parents who home...

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Vicky Beer CBE named as the new regional schools commissioner for Lancashire and West Yorkshire

The principal who led the formative years of the Teaching School Council has today been announced as the new...

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New schools given extra respite from Ofsted inspections

New schools have been granted additional breathing space from Ofsted after the education watchdog announced today it will put...

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