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It’s not true that academies care more about money than pupils

Contrary to the claims of some researchers, academisation is not creating a market, and it is not putting finances…

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The early-learning goals aren’t there yet!

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How to manage a mobile phone ban in schools

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Ofsted requires improvement – but how do we get there?

Ofsted’s name is mud this week. Amanda Spielman’s speech at last week’s Festival of Education went down like a…

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Graduate recruiters are clamouring for more talented women – and schools should be afraid

Gender pay rules are making corporations jittery, and rightly so. As Schools Week recently revealed, academy trusts usually have…

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Booze and backroom deals are under the accounting spotlight

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Punk leadership means daring to think outside the system

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