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Councils look out for Local Government Ombudsman
You might be surprised how the LGO handled a parent complaint about a local authority’s efforts to find alternative education for an excluded child.
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A MAT made in Heaven?
How schools and multi-academy trusts may get to know each other better before tying the knot.
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New education secretary, same goals?
How will Damian Hinds, the new Secretary of State for Education, make his mark?
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Gender pay on display
New initiative requires employers to bare all and publish gender pay gap results
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Reading between the lines: Searching children in school
The latest on school powers to search, screen and confiscate… and a child’s ability to give consent.
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It’s not us, it’s EU
Raising the bar across the continent or unwanted meddling in nations’ school matters? We look at Europe’s ambitious Education Area plans.
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Care when suspending staff
The “knee-jerk” response of suspending a teacher, amidst safeguarding allegations, is not a neutral act by the employer.
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Justine Greening gives the North East the nod
Plans set out for DfE to increase spending on schools by £1.3 billion leading to 2020.
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Case law considering ‘fundamental British values’
Courts hard at work resolving scenarios to help interpret the law in a progressive way.
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“Exclud-sive” Education?
A Grammar School in Kent appears in the news for all the wrong reasons.