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Secretive private school warning notices published for the first time

The Department for Education has finally published the warning notices it issued to underperforming private schools, over two years...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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DfE doesn’t check whether academy leaders are ‘fit and proper’

Academy trustees and senior leaders are not being properly vetted for their suitability to run schools, the government’s spending...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Cost of regional schools commissioners soars to £26 million

The cost of the national and regional schools commissioners has sky-rocketed, from just £4 million when the roles were...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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Dunelm? Dunno: Furniture firm’s mysterious meeting with the DfE

Mystery surrounds a meeting between an education minister and a furniture company over potential academy sponsorship, especially as the...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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Pregnant? Offender? What the government wants to know about AP pupils

Explanations for why pupils are moved into alternative provision are to be centrally collected for the first time under...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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DfE tightens grip on curriculum with new policy jobs

The government appears to be tightening its grip on what is taught in schools, and is advertising three senior...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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DfE placed on UK Statistics Authority watch list

The Department for Education has been cautioned by the UK Statistics Authority for delaying data releases and providing unclear...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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New DfE ‘delivery managers’ to visit schools and identify problems

New “delivery managers” are to visit schools and identify problems with the way the Department for Education works, it...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Private schools repeatedly fail school standards but stay open

Almost 200 small independent schools are still open despite repeatedly failing to reach Ofsted standards, according to new Schools...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg