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Revealed: Sub-regional improvement boards set up to advise RSCs

The government has brought local authorities back into the fold as part of new “sub-regional improvement boards” set up...

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Academy bosses increasingly use ‘GAG pooling’ to take control of funds

Multi-academy trusts are increasingly using new freedoms to pool their schools’ budgets into one central pot before dishing out...

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Investigation: Government delay on consultations totals over EIGHT years

As schools close for the summer break, the government has yet to respond to nine consultations on new reforms...

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Wilshaw’s £15k bonus, and 6 more Ofsted annual report findings

Sir Michael Wilshaw was awarded a bonus of at least £15,000 in his final year as chief inspector, despite...

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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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