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Grammar expansions expose satellite loophole

Ofsted will not inspect “satellite” school expansions separately, exposing an “unexpected loophole” that will allow them to avoid scrutiny....

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John Dickens
News

Another grammar school plans ‘satellite’ site – but won’t share pupils

Another grammar school is considering opening a satellite site 12 miles away from its main location, but it seems...

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John Dickens
News

School charged £1k to move LCD screen as PFI costs soar by £430m

A school locked into a controversial PFI contract was charged more than £1,000 to move an LCD screen, while...

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John Dickens
News

Head received death threats over claims he pushed ‘anti-Brexit’ agenda

A secondary headteacher received death threats after two sixth-formers reportedly told a national newspaper he pushed “anti-Brexit propaganda”. Ciran...

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John Dickens
News

DfE’s testing agency pays £3m to settle mystery legal dispute

The Department for Education’s Standards and Testing Agency paid out £3 million to settle a legal dispute to a...

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John Dickens
News

4 interesting findings from the EPI’s free schools analysis

The Education Policy Institute has published a new report on free schools today. Schools Week has the key findings...

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John Dickens
News

DfE: New ITT framework viewed as ‘short-term pain for long-term gain’

The government’s new initial teacher training core content framework won’t be published until spring – leaving providers just months...

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John Dickens
Opinion

‘Unexplained exits’ stats have potential to be problematic, misleading and damaging

Last week, the Education Policy Institute published new research examining unexplained pupil exits from English schools. While the EPI...

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DfE’s £14bn schools budget claim ‘could mislead’, while NEU deletes incorrect funding claim

The government has been warned its repeated claim that school budgets are being boosted by £14 billion “could mislead”...

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John Dickens