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Long read: The inside story of the Trojan Horse trial collapse

One of Michael Gove’s first decisions as education secretary was to abolish the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE)...

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Accounts reveal shocking financial mismanagement at defunct academy trust

A new report has exposed how an academy trust under investigation by the government has repeatedly breached finance rules...

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Tributes paid to superhead Amanda Phillips who died after a fall

Tributes have been paid to the “dedicated” and “formidable” superhead Amanda Phillips who died yesterday. Phillips, chief executive of...

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Trojan Horse: NCTL drops disciplinary case against 5 teachers

Disciplinary proceedings against five teachers caught up in the Trojan Horse scandal in Birmingham have been thrown out after...

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Scaled-up literacy scheme fails to produce positive results

A scaled-up scheme to train teaching assistants to deliver literacy interventions to struggling pupils has not produced the positive...

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Hackers steal Edmodo users’ details

Personal details belonging to millions of teachers, pupils and parents who use Edmodo, the ‘Facebook for schools’ application, are...

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Think tanks reveal true costs of election manifesto pledges

The education manifesto pledges of political parties have come under the microscope by two thinks tanks today. The Education...

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Investigation: DfE ‘hid’ damaging Lord Nash academy cost emails

The Department for Education has attempted to hide internal emails showing Lord Nash’s intention to massage the presentation of...

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IPPR report calls for UTC changes

Ailing university technical colleges should be converted into 16-19 colleges, with all studio schools joining multi-academy trusts to stave...

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