Wigan & Leigh College
Four in five of the government's new school improvement consultants are from the trust sector
Findings challenge claims trusts charge their schools more for services away from classrooms
Unions are now demanding greater scrutiny over how trusts pool budgets, as schools await promised guidance
And another diocese tells governors they could only pass compliance checks with evidence they supported academisation
Proposals to redesignate special schools amid accusations some 'turned away most complex pupils' faced legal threats
Astrea Academy Trust CEO says 'there are models for doing things differently' that would allow trusts to collaborate without...
Union raises concerns leaders 'met with hostility' amid rows over archdiocese plans for 'universal academisation'
High-ranking Whitehall official warns cost to fix crumbling estate 'almost certain' to be more than thought
Leaders face having to make redundancies, curriculum squeezes and cuts to programmes supporting the poorest pupils
