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Former RSC on board of trust rapped in government probe

An academy trust rapped over a contract its chief executive awarded to an online mental health company where she...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
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Church schools hit by related-party transaction rules

Trusts with church schools face having to disclose minor transactions such as lending minibuses to each other under new...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
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Academy trust boss defends £1.5m in consultancy payments to family firm

An academy trust chief executive whose family business made almost £1.5 million in consultancy fees in two years has...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson
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A third of academy trusts paid businesses linked to their staff, and 7 other school finance findings

The education select committee has quizzed senior civil servants as part of their latest hearing into academy finances. Schools...

John Dickens
John Dickens