No evidence of monitoring for eight PSBP projects, NAO found
The Department for Education (DfE) told the National Audit...
Read moreThe process has been ‘shambolic’
Way back in 2015, Oxfordshire County Council identified a need for a new secondary...
Read moreBonus points: which claims are being probed by UK statistics watchdog
Which of the following were used by Damian Hinds,...
Read moreFree schools ‘best means’ of addressing rising school numbers, says NSN
The need for more school places is best met by...
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Read more2017 assessments even more baffling than those for 2016 openers
Two days ago, I highlighted puzzling aspects of impact...
Read moreBizarre assessments don’t inspire confidence
When free school proposals are approved, the Department for Education does a...
Read moreShoring up schools needs to be open and fair
If a shop goes bust, it’s likely to quickly close its doors.
But...
Read moreNot additional funding – must be repaid
Academy trusts received £4,734,656.00 of advances in the financial year 2017/18,...
Read moreSandymoor school boasted it would be ‘outstanding from day one’
When Sandymoor free school opened in Runcorn in 2012 as...
Read moreCrumbling Cumbrian school will receive ‘substantial capital investment’
At last, after ten years, Whitehaven Academy is...
Read moreGaps in provision mean many pupils will miss out
Education secretary Damian Hinds has announced a £5m fund for twenty ‘...
Read moreDfE must address major concerns
The Public Accounts Committee’s report into the way the Department for Education (DfE)...
Read more19 still waiting for named sponsor after two years
It’s one of the Government’s proudest boasts – when schools fail it...
Read moreRepair bill expected to be £5 million
The head of The King’s Church of England School in Wolverhampton, James Ludlow, is...
Read moreNine in ten local authority schools are good or outstanding
According to schools minister Nick Gibb, speaking to the...
Read moreRedundancies at Great Yarmouth Charter Academy threaten ‘broadest’ curriculum
Inspiration Trust runs two secondary...
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