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30% of maintained secondary schools in the red, DfE says
30% of maintained secondary schools are in the red financially, new DfE research shows Nearly a third of maintained secondary keep reading
Ofsted
News
Education unions analyse annual Ofsted report
The NEU and ASCL have each spoken out on Ofsted’s latest annual report, which was published yesterday The chief inspector keep reading
Leadership
Parents must not "abdicate their responsibility", says Ofsted chief
According to The Guardian, Ofsted chief, Amanda Spielman, is set to chastise parents and ministers for putting too much pressure keep reading
Compliance & Resources
Educating Greater Manchester school enters special measures
The Harrop Fold School – made famous by a television series – has been put into special measures A school keep reading
News
Pupils at 'inadequate' school don't learn English or sit external exams
Ofsted has slammed a Jewish school in Salford for not teaching English or PE, not allowing pupils to graduate with keep reading
Leadership
Government pledges extra support for underperforming schools
The Department for Education has released an outline of how it plans to support underperforming schools The government has pledged keep reading
Academies & MATs
London school fights academisation by striking
Teachers at a London school are fighting forced academisation with a strike that hit the eight-day mark on Wednesday One keep reading
Leadership
Manchester school leapfrogs up Ofsted ratings
According to Manchester Evening News, a boys’ academy has leapfrogged from ‘requires improvement’ to ‘outstanding’, but the head teacher believes keep reading
Compliance & Resources
Ofsted returns to 'dirty and badly maintained' Walsall school
A Walsall school has been commended by Ofsted for its improvements – but it still has work to do, according keep reading
Management & HR
Damian Hinds pledges support to school leaders in tackling workload
Damian Hinds has promised to help school leaders across the UK cut down on “unnecessary” workloads Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, keep reading