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Ofsted powers boosted to tackle illegal unregistered schools in England
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Queen’s speech set to include crackdown on unregulated schools
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Illegal schools will shut down after Ofsted warned that 'tens of thousands' of children are exposed to extremism
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DfE to get new suspension powers for ‘unsafe’ private schools
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Education Secretary promises new Ofsted powers in crackdown on illegal schools
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Tens of thousands likely to attend unregistered schools, says Ofsted chief
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Appeals fail for two found guilty of running illegal school
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Ofsted chief calls for home-schooling register
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Three plead guilty to running illegal school
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Public urged to report illegal schools as pupils taught in ‘squalid’ settings
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Father and daughter convicted again for running an illegal Islamic school
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Muslim headteacher continued teaching after she was convicted of running illegal Islamic private school
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Father and daughter convicted of running illegal school despite previous conviction for same offence
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Two people sentenced for running unregistered school in London
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‘Breathtaking arrogance’: Pair convicted of running illegal school for second time
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Father and daughter sentenced for running illegal school
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Head teacher faces jail over illegal Islamic private school
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Muslim head teacher faces jail for running illegal Islamic private school that did not promote British values
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Illegal schools: Government accused of ‘unacceptable’ delays to crackdown
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Muslim head and her father carried on teaching despite being convicted of running an illegal Islamic school
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Illegal schools are leaving thousands of pupils 'languishing', warns Ofsted chief
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Independent primary school managers found guilty of running additional illegal school
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Couple raked in £347,000 in fees by running secret Muslim faith school
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Primary school managers ran illegal secondary on floor above
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Further crackdown on illegal schools
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Ofsted handed extra cash to investigate illegal schools
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DfE proposes legal definition of ‘full-time’ education
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Ofsted gets extra funds to investigate illegal schools
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Ofsted illegal schools taskforce investigates more than 600 settings
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Ofsted: 95 warnings issued to unregistered schools
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Revealed: Councils paid £700k to 'unsafe' illegal school
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Illegal schools have ‘drills’ to avoid scrutiny, says Ofsted director
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Illegal Ambassadors High School in Streatham won’t close, insists head
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Council knew illegal school was unregistered before sending vulnerable kids there
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Ofsted warns councils over illegal schools 'con'
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Illegal school Freiston Hall was funded by taxpayers
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Trio plead guilty to running illegal school after Ofsted investigation
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Councils spent thousands sending vulnerable kids to illegal school
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Illegal school head given 120 hours community order
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Two convicted of running illegal school in London
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Father and daughter guilty of running illegal school
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Spielman says second illegal school conviction is ‘tip of iceberg’
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Charlotte Church faces investigation over ‘illegal’ home school as neighbours claim she’s started teaching without permission
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The state of unregulated alternative provision is shameful
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Ofsted needs help shining light into 'murky world' of illegal schools
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Ofsted finds children at illegal schools with open sewers and rat traps
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New data shows illegal schools are a huge nationwide problem
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Vulnerable children playing computer games all day in suspected illegal schools, Ofsted officials warn
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More than 200 'illegal' schools are exposing thousands of pupils to 'appalling conditions'
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Kids allowed to play computer games all day at an unregistered school, inspectors found
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Ofsted uncovers 500 suspected illegal schools in England
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‘Open sewers and rat traps in rooms’: The ‘appalling’ conditions at England’s illegal schools
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Thousands of children are being taught in 'appalling' suspected illegal schools
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Banned teachers, open sewers and rats discovered at illegal schools
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Ofsted: Thousands of children at risk in illegal schools
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DfE plans creation of register for children not in school
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New register to help all children get the education they deserve
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DfE to consult on plans for official home-school register
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DfE unveils plans for council registers of home-educated children
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All home schooled children to be registered amid radicalisation fears under government plans
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Ministers plan for national register of kids not in school amid fears extremists and gangs target them
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The government wants to make a register of home-schooled children to stop them 'vanishing under the radar'
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Home-schooling register to stop children ‘vanishing’ from system
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Ofsted chief says inspectors need greater powers to crack down on illegal schools because watchdog currently has 'one arm tied behind our back'
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Ofsted calls for greater powers to close down illegal schools as suspected cases reach nearly 500
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Ofsted’s annual report 2018: Watchdog ‘concerned’ over SEND exclusions, and 8 more findings
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Council chiefs report 27% rise in home educated pupils
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Eight more suspected ‘illegal schools’ under criminal investigation
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Ofsted 'needs powers to close illegal schools'
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Unregistered school in London prosecuted in landmark court case
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Two convicted for running illegal school with 50 pupils in west London
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Al-Istiqamah Learning Centre director and headteacher convicted of running an illegal school
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Ofsted clamps down on ‘tutoring’ centre in Southall that was really a full-time school
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Court fines two who ran unlicensed school with nearly 60 pupils
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DfE wins first case against unregistered school
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DfE wins first ever prosecution against Illegal school in landmark court case
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Ofsted accuses Al-Istiqamah ‘learning centre’ of running illegal school
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Alleged illegal school boss claims he was following DfE guidance
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Ofsted identifies 420 possible illegal schools
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Damian Hinds dodges education committee’s questions on MAT inspections
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Ofsted to be given new powers to crack down on illegal schools under government plan
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Full-time religious schools ordered to sign up to Ofsted
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Shutting illegal schools protects children and helps bridge social divides
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Ofsted chief renews plea for tougher powers to tackle illegal schools
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Children in unregistered schools taught with books advocating men beating their wives, Ofsted Chief Inspector warns
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DfE should track out-of-school children and six other key messages from Ofsted chief
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Ofsted’s illegal schools taskforce to get another £1m
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Religious extremists are exploiting home education
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Education secretary Damian Hinds plans crackdown on illegal schools as fears of radicalisation grow
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Private firms profiting from illegal alternative provision, Ofsted warns
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Government accused of 'woefully inadequate' approach to illegal schools
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Children finish their education unable to read or write in English, Ofsted chief warns
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Religious schools are actively undermining fundamental British values, slams Ofsted chief
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Ofsted chief warns of growing number of ‘highly conservative’ faith schools after inspectors find ‘sexist’ books and ‘squalid’ conditions
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Some faith schools not teaching English, says Ofsted chief
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'Multiculturalism causes tensions with British values': Ofsted chief warns of rising number of 'highly conservative' faith schools
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Private faith schools are 'spreading beliefs that clash with British values and equalities law', Ofsted warns
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Rogue faith schools spread 'non-British' values, says Ofsted
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Give us the power to break into illegal schools, Ofsted chief says
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Ofsted prepares to prosecute four illegal schools which refuse to close
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Investigation: Government delay on consultations totals over EIGHT years
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Wilshaw’s £15k bonus, and 6 more Ofsted annual report findings
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Early years provider fined for running illegal nursery
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Daily roundup 3 July: School fines; vagina surgery, and unregistered faith schools
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Pupils 'at risk' in unregistered religious schools where children are 'beaten and study religious texts all day'
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Revealed: Pupils’ lives at risk after fire safety breaches at illegal schools
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Hipster parents branch out into ‘green’ learning
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'Pioneering' centre where children learn in a yurt may be 'illegal school'
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Extremism fears as illegal schools teach 6,000 pupils
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DfE funds £1m for Ofsted illegal schools taskforce
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Councils must be allowed to intervene in suspected illegal schools, government adviser warns
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Ministers must deal with illegal schools, government adviser warns
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Illegal private schools are charging taxpayers £28,000 a head to look after problem pupils in cold and unsafe buildings warn Ofsted
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Wilshaw: Problem students 'offloaded' by some schools
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Pupils with behavioural problems offloaded to illegal schools
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