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New research into the relative costs of academies and LA-maintained schools is flawed because it offers only a loose definition of the “middle tier”, argues Leora Cruddas. The report released today, Understanding the Middle Tier: Comparative Costs of Academy and

Almost a fifth of schools are not managing asbestos in line with government guidance, a long-awaited report has revealed. The Department for Education has finally published its asbestos management assurance process report, based on an extensive survey of schools that

More prescriptive guidance forcing primary heads to teach about LGBT relationships would not have prevented protests outside schools in Birmingham, the schools minister has said. Nick Gibb told the House of Commons today that new statutory guidance on relationships and

Teacher training providers will be responsible for making sure prospective teachers have adequate literacy and numeracy skills from October, as the government confirms it is axing the QTS skills tests. Schools Week exclusively revealed last week that the government plans

The systems of oversight for academies cost 44 per cent more per pupil than those of local authority schools, according to a new report, although the analysis is based largely on estimates of how the government spends its cash. A

The government has today published its School Sport and Activity Action Plan. Here’s your trusty Schools Week round-up of what the DfE has actually promised to deliver.   1. Teaching hubs to specialise in PE training Sport England will provide

Ofsted has criticised academy trusts for “weak” self-evaluation and called on the government to publish a quality framework to help trusts assess their impact on education. An investigation into the benefits, challenges and functions of academy trusts, published today, revealed

All schools need to be aware of children affected by trauma and have practical measures in place to help them, says Lynn Miles. But, she warns, there is no low-cost, quick-fix solution It is a sad fact that half the

I do not normally extend my coverage of news and information about Kent and Medway schools to look at the world of Kent Further Education. But for those not aware of the ongoing scandals most recently swirling about  the Hadlow

The government has ruled that a single-academy trust that spent thousands on luxury paint and pays its head £260,000 has not broken funding rules. In the past three years Holland Park School in Kensington, west London, spent almost £15,000 on