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Academies minister speaks of ‘shocking’ level of governor oversight — IAA conference

School governing bodies are too large, and in some cases deliver a ‘shocking’ level of oversight, the education minister responsible...

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Ofsted plan for shorter and more frequent ‘risk-based’ inspections

Ofsted’s chief inspector has set out plans for “frequent but shorter” inspections for good schools and colleges from next...

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Schools reject GCSE failures claim colleges

GCSE English and maths now required | Schools not letting pupils continue at 16 | Policy change driving ‘poor...

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Teacher banned after hypnotising student to perform oral sex

A teacher in a West Sussex school has been banned from teaching after hypnotising and “rubbing his bare penis...

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Change in rhetoric as Morgan addresses party conference

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan sounded conciliatory as she took to the stage at the Conservative Party Conference and promised...

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EXCLUSIVE: Morgan adds fifth priority for DfE to create ‘well-rounded’ youngsters

Creating “well-rounded” young people with “character, resilience and grit” is the fifth priority for the Department for Education (DfE), Nicky...

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New sponsors, new uniforms – for £70,000

The failure of one academy trust has left the taxpayer paying up to £70,000 for new school uniforms, exclusive...

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