Academies

How academy trusts are ‘caught in a trap’ on school reserves

Most trusts say money has been built up to fund construction projects or to shield from financial uncertainties

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School improvement

Stuck schools held accountable if RISE advice falls flat

The improvement divisions will instead be charged with making 'sure delivery is happening'

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Jack Dyson
Schools

Jewish school charities part of £22m cheque-cashing probe

Charity Commission launches inquiry following HMRC raid on a firm in Hackney

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Jack Dyson
School meals

No such thing as a long lunch: 1 in 10 schools provide under 30 minutes

New study shows food served up is 'poorly received' and 20% of kids do their only exercise in school

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Jack Dyson
News

Academy bailouts should come with merger clause, demands Agnew

It comes after two trusts were given multi-million pound lifelines after racking up £600,000 deficits

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Jack Dyson
News

Who are the stuck schools getting RISE support?

Just a few of the schools are in London and some belong to trusts with RISE advisers

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Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy scandal reports will no longer name offenders

Reports are now 'outcomes' of investigations, as opposed to investigation reports

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Jack Dyson
Academies

RISE improvement advisers: ‘best of the best’ or ‘clipboard carrying bureaucrats’?

Who are the government's new improvement advisers, and how will they operate?

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Jack Dyson
News

DfE publishes decade-old academy investigations

Investigation 'outcome' reports into five academy controversies dating as far back as 14 years published

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Jack Dyson