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Oasis chosen to run country’s first ‘secure school’

The Oasis charity has been selected to run the country’s first ‘secure school’. The Oasis Charitable Trust – sponsor...

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DfE in ‘listening mode’ over non-grad teaching apprenticeships – but costs are ‘astronomical’

The government is still “in listening mode” over plans for an undergraduate teaching apprenticeship, but ministers have been warned...

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Kathryn Snowdon
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Trust fears £800k reserves will be ‘raided’ under merger

A large academy trust is preparing to fire the trustees of an affiliated standalone academy after they snubbed merger...

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Kathryn Snowdon
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NASUWT former president excluded after speaking out

A teaching union has removed an executive member after she questioned the lengthy suspensions of senior officials and the...

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Kathryn Snowdon
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Trust seeks legal advice after council claims parents are ‘fearful’ of ‘tough love’ approach

An academy trust is seeking legal advice after an “extremely misinformed” letter from Dorset Council urged the education secretary...

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Kathryn Snowdon
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New academy handbook beefs-up rules on pay, whistleblowing and banning trustees

Ministers have toughened up the academies rulebook today with new guidance to make sure pay is reasonable, ensure trusts...

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Kathryn Snowdon
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Admissions shake-up call as report reveals lack of diversity in top roles

Almost two in five MPs serving in top government positions were privately educated, despite just seven per cent of...

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Ofqual’s new price guide will show ‘real cost’ of the exam system

Ofqual has promised to publish an exams price guide that will include increased qualification costs. The exams regulator announced...

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Kathryn Snowdon
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4 things we learned from the Social Mobility Commission’s education committee hearing

The chair of the Social Mobility Commission faced a grilling at the education select committee today. Dame Martina Milburn pledged...

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Kathryn Snowdon