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EPI: School admissions appeals and waiting lists ‘increase social segregation’

The current system for dealing with school place appeals and waiting lists leads to increased social segregation and must...

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DfE confirms it will ‘fully fund’ £830m teacher pension contributions rise next year

The government has confirmed it will “fully fund” the estimated £830 million cost of rising pensions contributions for schools...

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No ‘parental veto’ on relationships and sex education curriculum, insists Hinds

The education secretary has reassured headteachers that consulting with parents about new relationships and sex education “does not provide...

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‘Leadership void’ at the DfE gives us time to think, says former schools commissioner

The former national schools commissioner says the Department for Education has a “leadership vacuum” with no clear vision for...

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Academy with £20 million PFI contract ordered to improve its finances

A school tied into a £20 million PFI contract and with “significant” deficits forecast this year has been ordered...

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Charity commission looks into £50k consultancy fees paid to former education secretary

The charity commission is looking into whether a school improvement charity has broken rules over “consultancy” fees of more...

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Academies Enterprise Trust warned it could lose ‘inadequate’ primary school

England’s biggest academy chain has been warned it could lose one of its schools after it was placed in...

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Heads demand Ofsted consider ‘uneven school funding’

A group of leading headteachers wants Ofsted to take the “uneven funding” of schools into account as part of...

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Exposed: The academy trust chief who boasted he ‘flicked away’ safeguarding concerns

An academy trust boss has boasted that he simply “flicked away” safeguarding complaints made by a whistleblower at a...

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