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Former General Teaching Council CEO to head new Teaching Regulation Agency

Alan Meyrick, a former chief executive of the General Teaching Council, has been appointed as the new boss of...

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Rate schools on how they meet pupils’ mental health needs, care commission tells Ofsted

Ofsted should inspect how effectively schools respond to the mental health needs of their pupils, the Care Quality Commission has...

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Ofsted ‘disappointed’ by Liberal Democrat pledge to scrap it

The Liberal Democrats’ promise to get rid of Ofsted is “disappointing”, but the party’s criticism has been taken on...

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£40k bursaries for veterans to replace doomed £10m Troops to Teachers scheme

Armed forces veterans will receive bursaries of £40,000 to attend university in the hope they will go on to...

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College bankrolls failing schools as it forms new multi academy trust

A further education college that has been forced to bankroll improvements to schools in its new academy trust has...

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Rural Northumberland schools fight for their futures as council prepares for closures

Fourteen schools are under threat of closure in Northumberland despite warnings that it would devastate local communities, after the...

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UTC told to join ‘strong’ multi-academy trust amid financial investigation

A struggling UTC must join a “strong” multi-academy trust and improve its finances, after reports from a whistleblower prompted an...

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Free school in planning dispute finds temporary site

A south-east London free school at the centre of a planning dispute has found a temporary site. Bullers Wood...

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Government ‘looking at the options’ for its New Schools Network support

The government is “looking at the options” over its support of the New Schools Network, a free schools advocacy...

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