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Edition six editorial Ofsted ditches inspector who copied reports After presenting Ofsted with irrefutable evidence of recycled reports from inspections less...

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Councils take court action on free school

Two councils have launched separate High Court challenges over the location of a free school. In the latest development...

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GCSE grade appeals up 56 per cent

Exam regulator Ofqual has published provisional data showing that the number of enquiries about results and appeals against results...

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Agnew considers formal complaint against newspaper allegations

The chairman of an academy trust alleged to have received tip-offs over the date of Ofsted inspections says that...

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Sikh-ethos school opens two months late as funding restored

A Sikh-ethos free school that had its funding withdrawn five days before it was due to open in early...

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MPs shun select committee hearing on PSHE

An MP has spoken of her disappointment that as few as three MPs were present at an inquiry into...

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Ofsted calls – when the teachers are on strike

A secondary school in Suffolk has been inspected last week, despite most staff taking part in industrial action at...

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Fifth change in junior post since 2010 as Fovargue joins Labour’s education team

New junior shadow education minister Yvonne Fovargue (pictured below) says she will “relish the chance” to take forward Labour’s...

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Labour appoint new Junior Shadow Minister for Education in ‘mini’ reshuffle

In what has been described as a “mini” reshuffle by the Labour party this evening, Yvonne Fovargue MP has...

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