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Academy trusts wanting cash to grow ‘rejected’ by DfE

Cash handouts to help academy trusts expand are not reaching all the chains that want them, says a senior...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Education can make you (and me) sick, says David Blunkett

The stress of working in education can make people ill, former education secretary David Blunkett told academy leaders this...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
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David Carter: The weakest academies will be supported not ‘shamed’

The country’s 100 weakest academies will be singled out for increased government scrutiny from January as the schools commissioner...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Academy pension review will look at funding gap

A review launched into academy pension deficits will recommend ways to address the enormous funding gap in the Local...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

Let’s subvert the ‘centres of excellence’ policy

Following Schools Week’s revelation that the government will allow MATs internally to select pupils by ability, Ros McMullen suggests...

Ros McMullen
Ros McMullen
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Private schools pledge their support for national MFL training centre

Private schools have pledged to support a new national teacher training centre for linguists to stave off a “crisis...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Soaring support staff pensions ‘could lead to outsourcing’

Multi-academy trust pension deficits for support staff are soaring into the tens of millions, with schools facing another hike...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Academy trust health checks will be rolled out from January, schools commissioner reveals

The schools commissioner has started piloting multi-academy trust “health checks” and revealed his full masterplan to ensure chains don’t...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

Multi-Academy Trusts could be the saviour of education in the north

Successful trusts need to leave their cosy London bubble if education in the north is to improve, says Jonathan...

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