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Former Kings Science Academy trio set for trial next year

The founder of one the country’s first free schools and two of its senior members of staff are set to go...

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New paper lays out what governors and school leaders should expect from each other

Governing boards should work together with school leadership to “determine and articulate” a clear three to five year vision,...

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Pearson chairman and two board members to stand down

Pearson has announced today that its chairman Glen Moreno intends to stand down in the next twelve months, with...

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Unions and NGOs lobby Pearson to end support of low-fee private schools in Africa

Teaching unions and global justice NGOs have come together today to lobby the world’s largest education company Pearson to...

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School leaders in Trojan Horse region less likely to support promoting British values

School leaders in the region at the centre of the Trojan Horse scandal are less in favour of having to...

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SNP likely to “steer clear” of interfering in education south of border should it form coalition

An academic has said the Scottish National Party is likely to steer clear of interfering with education south of...

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Royal School for the Deaf Derby placed in special measures over safeguarding

The Royal School for the Deaf Derby has now been placed in special measures by Ofsted after it failed...

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Conservatives will ‘guarantee the future’ of exams in minority languages, says education secretary

The future of GCSEs and A levels in minority languages such as Polish and Turkish would be guaranteed under...

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Free school trust to give pupils an extra week off in half-term so they will be “more refreshed”

Pupils at three free schools in Suffolk will get an extra week off in the Autumn half-term as a...

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