Category: Blog
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“Sensitive” ScotGov documents cast new light on Ministers’ & SPADs’ FOI role
Newly released documents, obtained as a result of two appealed FOI requests, show that Ministers and Special Advisers have been deeply involved in the withholding of information from the public, sometimes despite the protests of civil servants – including those in the government’s own FOI Unit. As this is rather…
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FOI victory reveals the full extent of Teach First’s Scottish lobbying | Blog
Last week, in an exclusive story with Severin Carrell and published by The Guardian, I revealed that Prince Charles has finally admitted to lobbying the Scottish government, and in particular former First Minister Alex Salmond, in an attempt to help Teach First expand their operations into Scotland’s education system. These…
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Teach First, Ask Questions Later – full report & emails | Blog
The Herald is today [Sat 28 October] running two exclusive stories about Teach First, the fast-track teaching organisation expected to bid for a Scottish Government tender to deliver a ‘new route into teaching’. The first of these articles – on the front page – concerns a highly critical report by…
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Tartan Teach First? A look inside the Scottish Government’s plans | Blog
Last week the Scottish Government finally released the tender documents for its ‘new route into teaching’. Ever since plans to tender for what looks like a fast track teaching programme were announced, questions have been asked about whether this will allow Teach First to realise its long-held ambitions of expanding…
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FOI Watchdog Orders Government to Release Testing Advice | Blog
Government must publish standardised testing advice
James McEnaney 