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Williamson to scrap 5,000 qualifications, but BTECs review delayed

A consultation on plans to remove funding for more than 5,000 legacy qualifications at level three and below has...

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Revealed: £120k ‘cost-cutter’ savings at case study school were already being implemented

Cost-cutting measures that saved £120,000 at an academy singled out as a success story of Lord Agnew’s controversial resource...

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Agnew launches ‘rapid feedback’ school spending comparison service

The government is launching a “rapid feedback” service to compare similar schools based on how frugal they are. And...

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DfE consults on new music education blueprint

The government is to fine tune its national plan for music this autumn to ‘level up’ the opportunities offered...

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Rising costs eat up £7bn funding boost – leaving ‘just £14k extra per school’

Government promises and rising costs will eat up much of the £7.1 billion additional funding pledged by ministers –...

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Whistleblower scared off after legal threat in Post-it note cheating probe

A whistleblower in a SATs cheating probe was scared off from giving evidence after a “threatening” legal letter from...

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Agnew to fire off another round of Baker clause warning letters

Another round of letters warning schools of their legal duty to promote apprenticeships will be fired off to headteachers...

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Academy trust chair and member roles must be split, says NGA

The leading body for school governance wants academy trust chairs also serving as members to give up one of...

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Lord’s trust warned over £1.1m deficit

An academy trust founded by a Conservative party peer has been warned over its finances after running up a...

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