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How to find the perfect family-sized home — with good schools, parks and activities for kids on the doorstep

Even in a wobbly housing market, a great family property is an easy sell. From work-from-home offices to room for a growing brood, here’s what to look for in a forever home

Evening Standard

Surrey commuter towns: the best villages for property value, green space and train links to London

From Earlswood to Walton-on-Thames, these commuter towns are among the best in Surrey — and proving popular with London leavers

Evening Standard

Sir Martyn Oliver: what can schools expect from Ofsted’s next chief?

The leader of an academy trust renowned for high suspension rates has been formally nominated by the education secretary

The Guardian - UK

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School pioneers: why exclusion is not the answer

The ‘inclusion unit’ for problem pupils at Beacon High, one of eight funded by the Standard, has achieved incredible results. David Cohen says the DfE should be learning a lesson

Evening Standard

Head of academy trust recommended as Ofsted’s new chief inspector

Sir Martyn Oliver is the Department for Education’s preferred candidate to take over from Amanda Spielman.

The Independent UK

Vocational T-levels offer England’s students poor value, Ofsted says

Report criticises ‘range of shortcomings’ in qualifications intended to be equivalent to A-levels

The Guardian - UK

Students taking Government’s flagship T-level courses felt ‘misled’ – Ofsted

The first T-level courses were launched by the Government in September 2020 as technical alternatives to A-levels.

The Independent UK

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How having five friends boosts the adolescent brain – and educational performance

As most parents of teenagers are acutely aware, there comes a time when children start prioritising their friends over their parents. While young children rely on their parents for social interactions and influences, there’s a notable switch during adolescence, where the influence from peers and friends becomes more important.

The Conversation

Push for ‘kinder’ Ofsted in doubt as boss of strict academy chain tipped for top job

Sir Martyn Oliver heads Outwood Grange trust renowned for high rates of suspensions

The Guardian - UK

Coram charity accused of ‘throttling by stealth’ nursery it helped create

Pioneering early years centre in north London faces closure as landlord Coram plans to double rent

The Guardian - UK

School in ‘cat pupil’ controversy given Ofsted all-clear after snap inspection

Inspectors praise ‘sensitive and impartial’ teaching of relationship and sex education at Rye College after secret video raised concerns

The Guardian - UK

Childcare reforms ‘risk exacerbating inequality’, says report

Plans to expand free childcare for working parents were ‘problematic’, an education charity has warned.

The Independent UK

Liverpool Council's failing children's service to face debate

Opposition Liberal Democrats have put down a motion in a bid to prevent further 'drift, delay and deterioration'

Liverpool Echo

Hundreds of vulnerable kids languished in inadequate homes costing taxpayers £2m a week

A Mirror investigation found more than £100m of taxpayers’ money could have been spent on places at children’s homes given the lowest possible rating given by Ofsted inspectors last year

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The Independent UK

Inquest to look at Ofsted role in lead up to death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Ruth Perry’s family said they hope the inquest into her suicide will prevent other avoidable deaths

The Guardian - UK

Inquest to examine Ofsted’s role in lead-up to death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Berkshire coroner names schools inspectorate for England as ‘interested persons’ in inquiry

Evening Standard

Ofsted denies that manner of its inspection contributed to Ruth Perry’s death

The headteacher took her own life in January after an Ofsted report downgraded her school’s rating to inadequate

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: children’s care homes flood into cheapest areas of England, not where most needed

Shocking figures gathered by the Observer show social care provision is dictated by money, not need

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Manchester Evening News

Ofsted upgrades school run by headteacher Ruth Perry who took her own life

The headteacher died following a report which downgraded the primary. Her sister said the new rating was a testament to the work of Ms Perry and the staff she led since the initial inspection in November last year

The Guardian - UK

New Ofsted report upgrades headteacher Ruth Perry’s school to ‘good’

Perry took her own life in March after Caversham primary school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequate

Daily Mirror

School run by headteacher who took her own life after Ofsted report now rated as good

Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire, was rated as inadequate in leadership and management earlier this year, but a new inspection found it to be good

Evening Standard

Ruth Perry’s school upgraded to ‘good’ in new Ofsted inspection report

Ruth Perry took her own life in January after Ofsted rated her school ‘inadequate’

Wales Online

Ofsted upgrades rating of school where head Ruth Perry took her own life after 'inadequate' report

A previous report had downgraded Ms Perry's school from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate'

The Guardian - UK

There are lessons to be learned on nursery schools

Letters: Carolyn Meggitt, Lise Bosher and Sally Cheseldine respond to Labour’s plans for education for the under-fours

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool Council investing to 'get a grip' on children's services

The local authority's department was heavily criticised earlier this year

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