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Lord Agnew makes Inspiration Trust comeback as he returns to trustee role

Former academies minister Lord Agnew is to rejoin the academy trust he helped found as a trustee, it has...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
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Children’s commissioner candidate grilled over exclusions at her academy trust

Dame Rachel de Souza has claimed her experience of “putting right” issues with off-rolling, exclusions and SEND support in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Dame Rachel de Souza is government’s pick for new children’s commissioner

Prominent academy trust boss Dame Rachel de Souza is to be put forward by the government as their preferred...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Meet the new masters of the curriculum

Academy trusts are leading the way with curriculum development, but it comes at a price. Here, Schools Week looks at...

Pippa Allen-Kinross
Pippa Allen-Kinross
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56 learning projects win £20m from new schools fund

Fifty-six learning projects will receive £20 million in the first round of grants from the government’s new Strategic School...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson