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Wilshaw: leaked memo from Gove aide comes as no surprise

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has hit back at claims former Education Secretary Michael Gove considered replacing him, saying...

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Review panel set to consider status of teaching assistant role

New standards on the status of teaching assistants are to be drawn up by a review panel, the Department...

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Philip Nye
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Thirty five new free schools announced

Thirty five new free schools have been announced by Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary, during her Conservative party conference...

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Unions angry at ‘behind the scenes’ negotiations by NASUWT

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) said it was “disappointed” and seeking “urgent clarification” today after the NASUWT union alone reached an agreement...

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New financial notice to improve letter sent to E-ACT

A second financial notice to improve (FNTI) letter has been sent to E-ACT, a large multi-academy trust that has previously...

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Headteacher boards: the full list of elected and appointed board members

Headteacher boards (HTBs) are part of the government’s new ‘middle tier’ of accountability for academies, with each of the...

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EXCLUSIVE: DfE to release free school application forms

The Department for Education (DfE) has agreed to release application forms submitted for all successful free schools, after a...

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researchED: Evidence will ‘liberate’ teachers – Gibb

Nick Gibb, the Minister for School Reform, today told an audience of teachers, academics and policymakers that evidence was...

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researchED 2014: At least two Ofsted inspectors dropped over plagiarism

Two Ofsted inspectors have been dismissed after they were found to have copied and pasted elements of inspection reports. Asked about...

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