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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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