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Oct
David Laws at SCHOOLS NorthEast Summit: ‘Success of schools less well known in North East’
SCHOOLS in the North East do well to close the disadvantage gap but this is relatively unknown in the rest of the country, according to the Rt Hon David Laws, Executive Chairman
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Oct
North East Schools Succeed Despite the Loaded System
As SCHOOLS NorthEast prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary at their annual Summit on 12th October, Mike Parker, the charity’s Director, asks why the state of education in
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Oct
Failure to find sponsors raises 'serious' questions of academisation law
Dozens of ‘inadequate’ schools have been left without a match 12 months after being ordered to convert into an academy More than a quarter of schools ordered to become
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Oct
1 in 4 Northern schools with academy order fail to find broker within a year
More than one in four schools in the North issued with a directive academy order couldn’t find a new broker within a year, DfE data has revealed. Under the Education and
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Oct
'Cut Pupil Premium if schools don't promote apprenticeships' says Halforn
Schools that fail to send pupils into apprenticeships should lose some of their pupil premium funding, the chair of the education select committee has said. Robert Halfon, a
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Oct
Government delays land valuations which could see schools foot the bill
The government has pushed back a planned valuation of academy land and buildings until January, leaving some schools facing the prospect of spending “thousands” on their own
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