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Fabian Society proposes ‘national constitution’ for schools

A national constitution for schools has been proposed by the Fabian Society after research by the Labour-supporting think tank...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Free school Dawes Lane Academy closes after a year due to recruitment and site problems

A free school in Yorkshire which struggled with recruitment and finding a permanent home has closed a year after...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Infant free school meals rumoured to be scrapped as heads describe ongoing problems

Ongoing problems with the introduction of free school meals for all infants have been described by headteachers, while rumours...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

New expert panel will advise on teacher development standards

A new expert group tasked with advising government on the first ever set of teacher professional development standards is...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Lib Dem Conference: Round-up of education policy offers

If this weekend’s Liberal Democrat spring conference taught us anything, it’s that education rises up the agenda when the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Character education awards: the winners

The 21 winners of the 2015 character awards were unveiled last week as Schools Week went to press, with...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

PAC Round-Up: What happened in today’s scrutiny of Durand Academy and related businesses

Sir Greg Martin, head of Durand Academy, today faced questions from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over the work...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Children in care educational outcomes: Public Accounts Committee round-up

Educational outcomes for children in care have been historically low. A Naional Audit Office report last year looked into...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker