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After the storm: Who clears up when academy trusts collapse?

“I went through a calendar with someone in the first week and said: ‘I can see there is a...

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Durand land finally being handed back, but private firm demands compensation

A private company linked to Durand Academy has finally agreed to hand back land on the now-closed school’s site,...

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School branded ‘inadequate’ over Islamic leaflet launches legal challenge

An Islamic girls’ school has launched a legal challenge after being rated ‘inadequate’ because inspectors discovered an “inflammatory leaflet”...

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Free school rapped for off-rolling after ‘encouraging parents to home-educate children’

A free school has been criticised by Ofsted after inspectors found it encouraged parents to home-educate or find different...

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Ofsted’s annual report 2019: MATs more focused on back-office than curriculum, and 5 more findings

Ofsted has published its annual report for 2019, with key topics including illegal schools, off-rolling and the standards of...

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DfE recommends £26k starting salaries and 2.5% rise for heads

The government is proposing a pay rise for all teachers – from 6.7 per cent for new starters to...

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NEU wants 7% pay rise for all teachers

The National Education Union has called on ministers to follow the example of their Scottish counterparts and award all...

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Spending ‘weaknesses’ at trust where trouble-shooter boss resigned

An academy trust whose government trouble-shooter boss resigned in mysterious circumstances last year has reported “weaknesses” in expenditure and...

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Secondary school league tables delayed over missing re-mark results

The publication of key stage four performance tables and statistics will be delayed by two weeks after a “significant...

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