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18 May 2026

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John Dickens

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ASCL joins Ofsted preparation ‘cottage industry’ it once criticised

Watchdog urges leaders not to 'spend limited resources' on preparing for inspection after union launches ...

John Dickens

9 Oct 2025 | Ofsted
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Inspections won’t restart next week as new Ofsted boss launches inquiry

New chief inspector says inspections halted for 'a couple of weeks' as he takes action after headteacher death

John Dickens

2 Jan 2024 | Ofsted
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David Johnston appointed children’s minister as Coutinho promoted

He becomes the seventh minister to oversee the important SEND reforms

John Dickens

31 Aug 2023
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Ofsted admits complaints policy ‘isn’t working’

Officials told to make the process more human and less bureaucratic

John Dickens

13 Jan 2023
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Colleges with high energy bills will get discount under reduced scheme

New ‘Energy Bills Discount Scheme’ will run until March 31 next year

John Dickens

10 Jan 2023
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The ‘galling’ pay-offs for DfE ministers on political merry-go-round

19 politicians earn more than £100k in severance pay in a year

John Dickens

4 Nov 2022 | Politics
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School and college system minister Baroness Barran stays on

The appointment seems to complete the new Department for Education ministerial line-up

John Dickens

31 Oct 2022
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Claire Coutinho appointed education minister 

The former investment banker joins Nick Gibb and Rob Halfon who are set to be named schools minister and ...

John Dickens

28 Oct 2022
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A ‘British Baccalaureate’? What you need to know

New PM Rishi Sunak wants to reform post-16 education, but there are two big hurdles: time and the ...

John Dickens

27 Oct 2022
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Kit Malthouse out as education secretary in Rishi Sunak reshuffle

Kit Malthouse has departed as education secretary, meaning the sector will have a fifth secretary of state ...

John Dickens

25 Oct 2022 | Politics