Academy trust pulls plug on merger after chair’s resignation Merger collapses amid trust’s concerns ‘there was no longer a secure foundation’ for plans to progress
‘Wholly unsuitable’ EHCPs, long waits for help: SEND inspection failures revealed Ofsted proposes ‘pool of inspectors’ and report cards to improve SEND inspections as shortcomings revealed
Fewer teachers quit and more return: 10 key workforce findings Data suggests recruitment and retention pressures may be easing
Striking teachers tell trust to extend lunch break instead of lessons Teachers across 14 Outwood Grange trust schools to strike this week over plans to extend day past 2.30pm
MAT names inclusion director as new CEO Incoming Anthem Schools Trust boss set to leave one of England’s biggest MATs for new role
More schools miss out as ‘lottery’ repair grants fall again Just 35 per cent of schools that applied for condition improvement funding get cash
Child poverty: Schools ‘have no time’ to wait for strategy Unions urge government not to ‘kick the can down the road’ amid reports of delays to flagship Labour strategy
Biggest-ever academy trust merger given minister greenlight Catholic mega MAT set to become second biggest in England as bosses eye September launch
Loss of £80m low-carbon skills fund could stop schools going green Cash-strapped schools will be unable to afford bids for a wider decarbonisation scheme, consultants warn