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Data helps us intervene early, says academy trust

Trusts are concerned that a new government diktat to pull back from data collection will stop them making rapid...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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DfE releases guide to partnerships with universities and private schools

The Department for Education has published guidance and case studies aimed at encouraging more partnerships between state schools, universities...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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DfE to shell out £10m for 200 ‘external experts’

The Department for Education will spend £10 million on 200 “external experts” to advise it on policy areas including...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

The NHS has a ten-year funding plan, so why doesn’t education?

Next year’s spending review will be a golden opportunity for the government to set out a strategic direction for...

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ROBERT HALFON
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Alleged illegal school boss claims he was following DfE guidance

The director of a west London learning centre accused of running an illegal school has claimed he was following...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

The DfE’s repeated misuse of statistics is embarrassing

The Department for Education needs to start using statistics properly, or much of its evidence will simply be dismissed as...

Expert Contributor
HETAN SHAH
News

National supply teacher agency database now available for schools

Schools can now access a national supply teacher agency database that reveals the mark-up each company charges, under a...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

DfE ‘minded to terminate’ funding of ‘inadequate’ primary academy in Wiltshire

A Wiltshire primary school that is part of the Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust faces having its funding stopped...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
News

Schools need to boost staff and governors’ data literacy, research finds

Schools must focus on boosting the data literacy of newly or recently qualified teachers and governors in order to...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson