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Chinese-backed firm buys United Learning private school

A United Learning private school has been sold to a Chinese-backed international schools’ group to become its flagship school...

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John Dickens
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Investigation: Schools accused of fudging sport premium funding

The government has been urged to plug the holes in its sport premium cash scheme, with teachers claiming schools...

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John Dickens
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Third of councils have no specialist dyslexia teachers, study finds

A third of councils do not have sufficient specialist dyslexia teachers, a new study has found, as £10m recruitment...

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John Dickens
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Sir David Carter to train academy leaders in new Ambition School Leadership role

Sir David Carter will help train academy leaders in a new role after standing down as national schools commissioner....

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John Dickens
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Hinds criticised for neglecting school funding in conference speech

School leaders have criticised Damian Hinds for neglecting school funding in his first Conservative party conference speech as education...

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John Dickens
CPC, News

Damian Hinds: Full text of Conservative Conference 2018 speech

You know whenever I ask anyone to think back to their education, what really made a difference for them...

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John Dickens
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Hinds: ‘We must re-put the case for school autonomy’

Conservatives must make the case for continuing school autonomy, which is being “called seriously into question” in political debate,...

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John Dickens
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Investigation: Failing schools left in takeover limbo

Complex legal issues are still thwarting the potentially transformative takeovers of failing schools, including one “orphan school” that has...

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John Dickens
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Heads told school pension contributions to rise by over 40% from 2019

Headteachers have been told contributions schools pay towards teachers’ pensions are set to rise by more than 40 per...

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John Dickens