News

Ofsted drops local authority ‘effective’ and ‘ineffective’ judgements

Local authorities will no longer be given an overall judgement of their school improvement functions, Ofsted has said in a...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

School-based teacher training of more benefit than university route find researchers

Schools think they benefit more overall from school-based teacher training than university-based routes, a new survey by the Institute...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Ofsted appoints lawyer for second investigation into Norfolk ‘tip-off’ allegations

Ofsted has today announced it is to appoint a senior law professional to carry out an independent review into allegations...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Academies given permission to borrow from DfE capital funds

Academies and colleges will be allowed to borrow money from government capital funds for the first time, it has...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Teen sentenced to life after he admits teacher’s murder

A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for life today for the murder of his teacher Ann Maguire. Will Cornick...

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Nick Linford
News

Government invests a further £150m in primary school PE and sport

Primary schools in England have been given more than £150 million this year to improve PE lessons. The money...

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Nick Linford
Opinion

The 13 most critical points in the NAO’s Academies and Schools Oversight report

Today the National Audit Office (NAO) released a document scrutinising the way schools are overseen and intervened on if...

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Nick Linford
News

England’s largest academies chain issued with notice of financial concern

The largest academy chain in England has been slapped with a notice of financial concern by the Education Funding...

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Nick Linford