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Former academies minister faces accusation of cronyism

Former academies minister Lord Nash has been accused of “threatening to allow” an academy trust to “become financially unviable”...

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Revealed: The 22 new free schools approved by DfE

A chunk of the new 22 free schools approved today will open in academy trusts that have expanded rapidly...

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International teachers struggle with poor pupil behaviour in English schools

International teachers struggled to settle in English schools because of poor pupil behaviour and heavy workloads, a new government...

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First choice offers fall for both primary and secondary schools

The proportion of pupils getting their first choice offers for both primary and secondary schools fell this year, as...

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Revealed: The extent of speech and language therapy spending cuts across England

Spending on speech and language therapy (SLT) has been slashed in half of areas, according to a report which...

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New tech aims to beat schools’ ‘WhatsApp problem’

A free app aims to lessen teacher workload by helping to stamp out the “playground politics” of parent chat...

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Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Police use pupils to scold speeding drivers outside primary schools

Drivers who speed near primary schools could find themselves scolded by pupils as part of a new police initiative...

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Academy keeps top Ofsted grade despite ‘exceptional’ pupil movement

Ofsted ruled that a school with “exceptional levels of pupil movement” should remain “outstanding”, accepting the headteacher’s claim that...

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£200k fund to encourage partnerships with private schools and universities

A new £200,000 fund will be announced today to help state schools, private schools and universities create or expand...

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