News

Ditch the term MAT, and 5 more CST school reform proposals

The Confederation of School Trusts – a sector body for academy trusts – has published what it describes as...

John Dickens
John Dickens

Gavin Williamson at Conservative party conference 2019

Tory party conference exists in a bubble. It always does. One of the most popular stalls is one that...

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Councils spent thousands sending vulnerable kids to illegal school

Councils have been warned to carry out the proper checks on school placements for vulnerable youngsters after it emerged...

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John Dickens
News

Matt Hood to leave Ambition Institute role

Matt Hood, chief education officer at the Ambition Institute, has announced he will leave the organisation at the end...

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John Dickens
Opinion

Removing parent governors will be seen as power grab to stifle dissent

Three years ago the then education secretary Justine Greening announced she was dropping her predecessor’s proposal to remove the...

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EMMA KNIGHTS
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Noticeboard firm boss: Primary school slides ‘taken out of context’ and aren’t ‘pro-Boris propaganda’

A firm accused of beaming political “propaganda” into primary schools without consent has claimed screenshots of its videos have...

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John Dickens
Opinion

Extra cash is welcome, but schools need to stop being wasteful

Promises of more funding will be welcome, but the sector can’t continue using disadvantaged schools as cover for their...

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PAUL TARN
Opinion

How Labour’s ‘back to the future’ Ofsted plans can work

Labour’s recently announced plan for remodelled school inspection reads as a hopeful case of “back to the future”. Its...

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COLIN RICHARDS

Angela Rayner at Labour party conference 2019

My, but Angela Rayner is a canny political operator. Early on a Sunday morning, not a high point for...

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