Schools should take ‘proactive’ action to get kids back to class, new rules state Everything leaders need to know from new statutory guidance on children missing education
PFI handovers: Council stumps up £3.5m, but repairs still left waiting Stoke’s case shows councils ill-prepared for end of PFI deals
Lockdown: The schools forced to take emergency measures Union calls for ‘comprehensive’ guidance as leaders warn of communications difficulties during incidents
Ark Schools to set up ‘northern hub’ after MAT merger Merger with 9-school trust will also put Ark in the country’s top 10 biggest MATs
Delta Academies Trust names Sir Paul Tarn successor New CEO will ‘build on what has been achieved to date’ as he takes over the reins
Watchdog widens probe into charities supporting Jewish schools Three more charities linked to schools to be investigated by Charity Commission over £22m cashed cheque concerns
School delays return to class amid RAAC concerns Long tail of crumby concrete crisis re-emerges as ‘questions’ raised over 7-year-old mitigation
New David Ross trust CEO ‘no longer able to take role’ MAT reveals Julian Appleyard will not take over as CEO as planned after ‘change in personal circumstances’