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Academy trusts have been central to UK government vision for schools for years – but that may be changing

The transformation of a local authority school into an academy is supposed to lead to school improvement. This seemed to be the case at Mossbourne Victoria Park academy in Hackney, at least in terms of its results and good-behaviour policies.

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2024

Monday briefing: What do we know about Prince Andrew and the alleged Chinese spy?

In today’s newsletter: Many questions remain unanswered about the person known only as H6, but the complex relationship between China and the UK is sure to be put under the spotlight

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024

UK high street retailers accused of recruiting young workers without employment rights over Christmas

Major brands allegedly drafting in ‘freelance’ shop assistants through gig apps for busy festive season

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2024

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What kind of society would willingly traumatise its children in the name of education?

As claims about practices in two flagship London academies are investigated, it’s time to stop and think about what schools are really for, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

Guardian and Observer charity telethon drives donations beyond £500,000

Journalists including Marina Hyde, John Crace and Polly Toynbee took donations from generous readers during our annual charity appeal telethon

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

School in leading Mossbourne academy trust faces safeguarding review

Observer investigation into London school has sparked an inquiry into allegations that teachers harmed mental wellbeing of children

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

Public anger over water bill rises is justified, says UK environment secretary

‘Complete reset’ of water industry needed in face of poor service, pollution and leaks, says Steve Reed

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

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The ‘world’s least likely sex symbol’: on tour with Barry Manilow, 1998

The Observer spoke to the crooner about missing his dogs, overcoming stage fright and the ‘asshole period’ of his celebrity

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2024

Advice ignored by ministers could have blocked Prince Andrew ‘spy’

Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general, tells the Observer he advised Tories to criminalise foreign agents in 2019

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2024

The Guardian and Observer charity telethon 2024: speak to our journalists and donate

Marina Hyde, John Crace and Simon Hattenstone are among those ready to take your calls to raise money for War Child, Médecins Sans Frontières and Parallel Histories

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2024

Bearing Witness

Pogue has spent his career photographing fights for social justice. Along the way, he captured the history of the Observer, too.

Texas Observer · Dec 13, 2024

Guardian and Observer charity appeal raises more than £250,000

Readers reach donation milestone before Saturday telethon, securing money to help families in Gaza and Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2024

Will Texas Finally Wind Down Border Security Spending?

Top state officials have already made promises that, under Trump, money can be shifted to education. But that didn’t happen last time.

Texas Observer · Dec 12, 2024

Thursday briefing: In a year of devastating conflict, how you can help

In today’s newsletter: The Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2024 is supporting three charities helping the most vulnerable whose lives have been shattered by war

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024

Journalists begin second strike over proposed deal to sell the Observer to Tortoise Media

Second two-day action follows news that the deal was agreed in principle last week by the Scott Trust

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

Readers’ views on plans to sell the Observer

Letters: Harriet Monkhouse, Alison Chapman and Terry Walton on Guardian Media Group’s proposed sale of the Sunday paper to Tortoise Media

Texas Observer · Dec 11, 2024

TEA Exoneration of Mike Miles’ Charter Schools Leaves Questions Unanswered, Raises New Ones

An agency report challenging media stories overlooks the charter schools’ compliance with federal tax and state business laws, on the watch of the now-HISD superintendent, while revealing new out-of-state payments.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

Why foreign correspondents are alarmed and dismayed at plans to sell the Observer

Letter: Current and former contributors to the international pages of the Guardian and Observer respond to an article by Ole Jacob Sunde, chair of the Scott Trust

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Texas Observer · Dec 9, 2024

The Phones Are Still Ringing

Lou Dubose edited the Observer for longer than anyone before or since. He expanded the publication’s coverage south of the border and later co-authored books with Molly Ivins.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024

As the Observer’s editor, I was not consulted on its sale to Tortoise Media

Letters: Former Observer editor Paul Webster responds to an article by the chair of the Scott Trust

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024

Key questions about the sale of the Observer that remain unanswered

Letters: Observer and Guardian staff and writers respond to an article by the chair of the Scott Trust

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

Assad’s murderous regime has been toppled – but what will fill the vacuum in Syria?

The challenges ahead are truly daunting for a country torn apart by 13 years of civil war and split between rival factions, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

Anthony Cummins’s best fiction of 2024

From Sally Rooney’s funny and observant latest to Joseph O’Neill’s compelling Godwin and Sarah Manguso’s gripping portrayal of a broken marriage, these are the year’s most enjoyable novels

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

From Caribbean favourites to everyday vegetarian recipes: Observer Food Monthly’s best food books of 2024

Essential reading for would-be top chefs, stocking fillers for the fermentation curious and odes to the simple pleasures of the kitchen. Ask Santa for the set

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2024

Deal agreed to sell the Observer to Tortoise media organisation

Newspaper’s owner, the Scott Trust, to sign contract in coming days, despite strike by Guardian and Observer journalists

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