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Key academies spending document delayed… AGAIN

The Department for Education’s promised first key transparency report into academy finances will be published three months late, despite...

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Ofsted misses short inspections target for second year running

Ofsted has missed its target for the number of short inspections it carries out for the second year running...

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The 6 key policy recommendations from the Social Market Foundation’s inequality study

The Social Market Foundation has today published the results of its Commission on Inequality in Education. You can read...

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Five graphs that reveal why the 1% pay cap puts the education system at “substantial risk”

Stalling retention and recruitment is putting the future of the education system at “substantial risk”, according to the official...

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Government invites bidders for new ‘innovative’ teacher training fund

The government is inviting bidders to apply for new funding to develop “innovative approaches” to initial teacher training. Education...

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Ministers finally set to shut down Perry Beeches

The controversial Perry Beeches academy trust in Birmingham is finally set to be disbanded, with its five schools handed...

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Just one in 10 returner teachers under government scheme secure jobs

Just one in ten returner teachers recruited under a government scheme to boost ailing numbers of maths and physics...

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Academy facing ‘crippling’ £21 million PFI costs will now close

A struggling academy facing “crippling” PFI repayments of £21 million will now close, it has been confirmed. Schools Week...

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Schools face hefty fines for data breaches under new EU laws

Schools face having to free up a teacher to work three days every week on EU data protection issues,...

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