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Accounts delayed as trust calls in forensic auditors

A multi-academy trust has had to delay publishing its accounts and bring in “forensic” auditors after its expansion to...

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No-deal Brexit will end access to European teacher misconduct sanctions

Details of sanctions imposed on teachers in Europe will no longer be shared with English authorities in the event...

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Hinds: 2% pay rise for teachers would be ‘affordable’

Schools can only afford to pay for a two per cent pay rise for teachers, the government has said,...

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Nine in ten schools struggle to recruit EBacc teachers, and eight other findings from the DfE’s school snapshot survey

The results of a large-scale survey of teachers and leavers reveal problems with key government policies such as the...

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Single-academy trust may have to give up its only school

An academy trust has been told to re-broker its only school to another chain following a second warning about...

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Make ministers sign off top academy CEO pay, say governors

The academies sector should consider adopting an NHS-style pay system where government approval is needed to award high salaries...

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Revealed: The schools saving thousands slashing executive salaries

Some smaller trusts are slashing inflated leadership salaries – with one saving a six-figure sum in the process. Four...

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Bright Tribe emails reveal ‘upsetting’ treatment of campaigning parent

A former Bright Tribe boss told the headteacher of Whitehaven Academy to “think” about the application of a campaigner’s...

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Investigation: Meet the head paid £260k to run one school

A single-school academy trust has upped the pay of its top executive to £260,000, making him one of the...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross