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Former Conservative party adviser appointed in Ofsted board shake-up

Jon Yates one of six new appointments alongside former Tory councillor candidate and Jewish schools group chief

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
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Trust seeks legal advice after council claims parents are ‘fearful’ of ‘tough love’ approach

An academy trust is seeking legal advice after an “extremely misinformed” letter from Dorset Council urged the education secretary...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Ministers still relying on ‘misleading’ record funding claims

Senior government ministers, including the prime minister, keep peddling the “misleading” line that “more money than ever before” is...

Kathryn Snowdon
Kathryn Snowdon
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Ministers have U-turned on 33 attempts to force schools to become academies

The government has revoked more than 30 academy orders, some after schools have spent years in limbo and often...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Hinds to announce wellbeing focus at ASCL conference

Damian Hinds has commissioned his fifth advisory group since taking office – this time looking at boosting school teacher...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Pupils face £2 ‘fines’ to get their phones back

A school has been accused of holding pupils’ mobile phones to “ransom” after charging parents £2 to return confiscated...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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‘It will have a long-lasting impact’ – Damian Hinds reflects on his new strategy

Following the most important announcement of Damian Hinds’s political career to date, Schools Week accompanied the education secretary on...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Recruitment and retention strategy pledges £130m for new teacher induction

The education secretary has finally unveiled his teacher recruitment and retention strategy, pledging a £130 million reduced timetable and...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Analysis: Expanding grammar schools will still ‘lag behind’ in support for poorer pupils

Plans by 16 grammar schools to open up access to poorer pupils in exchange for a share of an...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker