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Sixth form funding hike still leaves schools with less than they had in 2013, minister admits

Plans to raise the school funding rate for 16 to 19-year-olds will still leave schools with less than they...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Rebooted Troops to Teachers fails to take off

Gavin Williamson’s rebooted attempts to train more armed forces veterans as teachers has been labelled “pointless” after take-up tanked....

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Features

Profile: Simon Connell

Simon Connell, the new chief executive of the Baker Dearing Trust, is on a mission to change perceptions of...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Revealed: 76 BTECs facing the axe in post-16 qualifications review

The Department for Education has confirmed plans to withdraw funding for 163 qualifications that “overlap” with A-levels – including...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Academy option reopened for sixth-form colleges

The government is to reopen the option for sixth-form colleges to academise – widening its pool of potential sponsors....

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Academy trust stands by chair embroiled in police probe

An expanding academy trust is backing its chair despite the government referring his giant private training provider to the...

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
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Sector leaders unite against T-level plans that would force pupils to wait a year for a retake

Sector leaders have urged Ofqual to reconsider its proposal to only allow T-level exams in the summer, as it...

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Billy Camden
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Damian Hinds to crack down on related-party transactions and academy CEO pay

The education secretary has promised to clamp down on academy trusts which hand out lucrative contracts to family and...

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Billy Camden
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Ethnic minorities and young people urged to volunteer as school governors

A new campaign to tackle the “historic underrepresentation” as governors of ethnic minorities and younger people has been launched....

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Billy Camden