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Jan
Three in four schools rated Outstanding have been 'downgraded after Ofsted inspectors returned'
Three in four schools rated Outstanding have been downgraded after Ofsted inspectors returned, it was revealed yesterday. In 2011, the Government announced that once a school had
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Jan
New figures show impact of disadvantage and ethnicity on Progress 8
Detailed figures showing differential KS4 outcomes by disadvantage and ethnicity were published by the DfE this week. Non-white pupils in the North East achieved significantly
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Jan
Public Accounts Committee says academy trusts 'don't make enough information available for parents'
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published a report arguing that academy trusts do not make enough information available for parents and local communities.
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Jan
Education Links w/c 21st January 2019
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/south-shields-school-closure-ofsted-15722990 – Chronicle Live, South Shields School to close for good as uncertainty
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Jan
Researchers analyse Ofsted's "stuck" schools
In Ofsted’s 2018 annual report the inspectorate identified 190 “stuck” secondary schools, defined as those rated less than good in every inspection since September 2005.
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Jan
Ofsted and Department for Education staff redeployed for Brexit planning
Civil servants from Ofsted have been redeployed to help prepare for a no-deal Brexit with more staff set to follow, it has been reported this week. Schools Week has reported that
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