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Jabed Ahmed
Jabed Ahmed

Jabed Ahmed is a news reporter at 91¶¶Òõ magazine, covering school funding and the multi-academy trust system.

He joined in September 2025 and was previously a news reporter at The Independent. 

All articles by Jabed Ahmed
New technical routes for schools: what we do and don’t know
A huge announcement on secondary education was made by Andy Burnham last night, begging a raft of questions. We set out the answers the sector needs and the detail – where it exists – we know already
General
28 July 2026
New technical routes for schools: what we do and don't know
DfE property boss paid at least £405K in final year
Lara Newman received £140,000 in severance after LocatED was absorbed into DfE, according to the firm’s final accounts
General
21 July 2026
Lara Newman
Late DfE policy dump ‘shows scant regard’ for schools
Schools tell 91¶¶Òõ they have been left with little time to implement significant policy changes on safeguarding, enrichment and attendance after the DfE released substantial updates late in the summer term
General
21 July 2026
Schools running out of time
MAT inspections ‘could put trusts off struggling schools’
With the government planning trust-level inspections, the National Governance Association warns against judging MATs by looking at the overall performance of their schools
General
20 July 2026
MAT inspections
Revealed: Where heads’ pay soars above MAT salary limit
Experts warn the DfE plan to control trust chief executives’ pay could deter heads from becoming CEOs, and the £174K approval threshold could effectively become a pay ceiling
General
17 July 2026
A man holding a ladder looks up to the next level that he must ascend to in order to eventually reach the top.
Revealed: The trusts DfE has questioned over CEO pay
Government publishes the names of academy trusts it has contacted to demand evidence over pay decisions
General
16 July 2026
MAT CEO pay