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Ofqual wants stronger rules on SATs oversight amid cheating reports

The exams regulator wants rules around oversight of key stage 2 tests to be beefed up following reports of...

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John Tomsett accused of ‘abusing position of trust that is sacrosanct’

Headteacher John Tomsett has been accused of crossing a line and abusing a “position of trust that is sacrosanct”...

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Another studio school to close – meaning nearly half have wound up

A studio school in Bath that has struggled financially as a result of severely low student numbers is likely...

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Headteacher admits sexual relationship with former pupil, but denies unprofessional conduct

Leading headteacher John Tomsett has admitted having a sexual relationship with a former pupil, but denied unprofessional conduct. A...

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John Tomsett accused of ‘inappropriate relationship’ with former A-level student

Leading headteacher John Tomsett has been accused of engaging in an inappropriate and sexual relationship with a former A-level...

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Insolvent private school’s finances investigated

Auditors are probing the payments made by a private school prior to it going bust owing creditors over £900,000...

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The Spielman Q&A: ‘Human judgment is not something with crystalline boundaries’

As Ofsted reveals more of its proposed new inspection framework – before its official public unveiling early next year...

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Three schools removed from delivering first wave of T-levels

Three schools will no longer deliver the first wave of T-levels after one was rated “requires improvement” by Ofsted...

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DfE ‘recognises’ Progress 8 can drive ‘perverse incentives’

The Department for Education has admitted it “recognises” that its progress 8 performance measure can drive perverse incentives for...

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