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Council intervenes in plan for secondary in neighbouring borough to increase its official capacity
Schools need a seat at the safeguarding 'table', says Josh MacAlister, after government kicks reforms down the road
White paper policies including 2030 academisation target and plans for council spin-off MATs have been dropped
School with four below-'good' ratings in a row will become the first to ever leave England's sixth-largest trust
Analysis also shows poorer pupils were less likely to be in school, and academies were less likely to close
DfE officials noted this year had been 'challenging', with the government missing its own targets
Data shows take-up rates are 18 percentage points lower for year 8 girls than before the pandemic
Council offers staff a rise of just 2%, when the national deal was 10.5% for lowest earners and 4%...
DfE used to focus on those earning over £150k, but a new approach has been signalled
