Almost four in 10 leaders expect school to cut SEND support next year Unions say findings show the 'worrying gap' between ministers' SEND hopes and the realities facing schools
Big Education’s merger with Oasis given go-ahead The London trust decided to join forces with another MAT after deciding ‘three schools is too small’
Academy bosses’ salaries are on the way up, but women are missing out at the top Our annual investigation shows the average pay for trust chief executives is just over £140,000, but many now earn more than £200,000
Trust that ploughed reserves into school improvement slips £3.4m into deficit Brooke Weston's 'strategy over recent years has been to utilise cash reserves to invest in resources'
17 leaders named regional chairs of KS3 alliance School bosses from councils and trusts to identify best practice to boost the sector’s ‘forgotten middle’
More ‘difficult decisions’ ahead due to falling rolls Politicians urged not to turn budget cuts into a political football as trusts grapple with dwindling pupil numbers
First academy trust rapped for confidentiality clause New rules state such clauses ‘must not be used unless the trust has received prior DfE approval’
Leaders urged to ignore fake DfE letter about data breach Trusts sent ‘fraudulent’ letter featuring ‘ministerial signature’
Anger as another teacher training top-up course axed Experts slam ‘unreasonable’ short-notice cuts to trainee chemistry courses