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Unions publish school funding constituency league table to sway voters

A new league table that allows voters to see how their constituency has been affected by real-terms funding cuts...

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Failing academies ‘left in limbo’ as lack of sponsors causes ‘bottleneck’

A bottleneck caused by a lack of sponsors means nearly two-thirds of ‘inadequate’ academies have failed to be transferred...

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Williamson repeats dodgy stat 24 hours after warning

The education secretary repeated misleading claims while lauding the Conservatives’ record on schools – a day after the statistics...

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Recruitment drive as Ofqual cracks down on non-compliance

Ofqual is beefing up its compliance teams as part of a crackdown on exam boards following high-profile mishaps and...

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The show must go on! Government steps in to save school nativities

The government will fund councils to find alternative venues for polling stations to ensure school nativities and Christmas concerts...

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John Dickens
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Astrea’s founding chief executive to step down after 4 years at helm

Libby Nicholas will step down as chief executive of the Astrea Academy Trust which she helped found four years...

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£18m to fund opportunity areas until 2021

The government has pledged £18 million to fund its “opportunity areas” programme for a further year. The announcement is...

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£500k repairs cash withheld from schools over cost-cutter visits

Ministers are withholding £500,000 for vital repairs from 17 schools because they haven’t agreed to a visit from Lord...

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Inspectors should be ‘sensitive’ selecting small school ‘deep dives’

Inspectors have been told to be “sensitive” in which subjects they choose for “deep dives” at smaller schools. The...

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