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RSC guide: Jenny Bexon-Smith, East Midlands and the Humber

It’s been two years since the first regional schools commissioners and their headteacher boards were appointed. To keep you...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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RSC guide: Vicky Beer, Lancashire and West Yorkshire

It’s been two years since the first regional schools commissioners and their headteacher boards were appointed. To keep you...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Landmark judicial review over school commissioner sixth form decision settled out of court

A landmark judicial review that was set to shine a light on decisions made behind closed doors by regional...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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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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DfE ‘drags its feet’ on academies report

Ministers have been accused of dragging their feet over the publication of a key academies document that will reveal...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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DfE faces legal battle over RSC’s decision

The government has been warned that it is vulnerable to further legal action over a lack of “structure and...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Ministers set out hurdles for expanding academy trusts under new ‘health checks’

Academy trusts will be judged on their schools’ Ofsted ratings, published performance measures on progress and attainment and their...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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Academy trust that provided advisers for RSCs to hand over its schools to new sponsors

An academy chain whose founders have a government contract to provide advisers to help regional schools commissioners judge the...

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Morgan slaps down commissioner who told council not to talk to academies

Nicky Morgan has overruled one of her regional schools commissioners who told a council boss not to meet with...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker