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DfE gave academy trust £500k despite serious concerns about finances

Senior Department for Education officials were alerted to a string of concerns at a high-profile academy trust before it...

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AET recruits Harris leader to turnaround its London secondaries

The country’s largest academy trust has appointed a senior leader from Harris to turnaround its London secondary schools. David...

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‘Flattening the grass’: what’s really going on at OGAT and Delta?

Claims that a multi-academy trust runs “flattening the grass” assemblies in which children are humiliated swarmed on Twitter last...

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Eagerness to work ‘unusual hours’ is potential sign of fraud, says DfE guidance

An eagerness to work “unusual hours” has been listed by the government as indicators for schools that staff may...

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E-ACT insists it has ‘zero-tolerance’ approach to off-rolling after Ofsted findings

The sponsor of one of only two schools identified by Ofsted as potentially having off-rolled pupils has insisted it’s...

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Children’s commissioner to publish home education figures for every school

The children’s commissioner will publish figures for every school in England showing how many of their pupils withdraw to...

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No pay rise for highest-paid academy chief for the first time in six years

Sir Dan Moynihan, the country’s highest-paid academy trust boss, has not been handed a pay rise for the first...

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Teacher recruitment and retention strategy: the 11 new policies

The government has today published the long-awaited teacher recruitment and retention strategy. Here’s a handy Schools Week round-up of...

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DfE hands £4m in bailouts to schools that closed

Academies handed “exceptional” bailouts totalling £4 million over the last two years have still closed soon after, with the...

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