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The Whitehaven Academy, a school once at the centre of the Bright Tribe scandal, has been rated ‘good’ by Ofsted five years after it moved to a new sponsor

An academy trust boss has warned that ministers 'need to understand the limits' of metrics when using them to assess chains that have taken on troubled schools

Academy trust expansion bids will be decided using “in-depth data” on school improvement and inclusivity, new government guidance has revealed.

An isolated secondary school that has never been rated ‘good’ or better by Ofsted has a new academy trust lined up, it has been revealed

Ones, people do not have to have that certificate. what is the merit in making everybody have the same piece of paper?— piece of paper? because it is respecting — piece of paper? because it is respecting teaching i piece of paper? because it is respecting teaching as i piece of paper? because it is respecting teaching as a i piece of paper? because it is i respecting teaching as a skilled profession and ensuring all teachers have the ability to engage in professional development. the most ef...

The case for multi-academy trusts is practical and pragmatic, not political, says Mark Lehain. They are, he says, the best way to run and improve schools

Academy trusts should publish how much they spend on central teams and how much autonomy their schools have, a think tank has said.

While i am painfully aware of the social and economic ravages which have befallen my race and all who suffer discrimination i hold out enduring hope that the country will live up to its principles that all men are treated equal, are equal citizens and must be treated equally before the law. justice ketanji brown jackson pushed back in a separate dissent bashing the majority opinion as saying it was let them eat cake obliviousness and dealing race irrelevant in law does not make it so in life. bu...

Saying, that throw-away line in the opinion that military is exempt, i think a smart challenger could say, that created more ambiguity and less clarity as to what the future of the law is, and frankly its just a problematic to consider race in applications to military academies as well. so, i do think theres open yes, sir that will take time to sort out. the fundamental question is universities cant explicitly now consider race in applications. >> the other thing -- listen, the entire officer co...

Leadership training providers demand investigation after DfE hands contract for academy trust chief executive training to the National Institute of Teaching