Academies

Ormiston trust gives up founding school

The academy chain plans to hand the school over to a trust 'with strong local presence and capacity'

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MIS

DfE looks to reduce MIS ‘legal risk’ amid £200m turf war

Officials have launched a consultation on how they can simplify the process of buying the software

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Funding

‘Savings platform’ plan to help schools get better reserve returns

Government thinks vision will ease school funding woes by 'unlocking' the sector's 'substantial reserves'

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Schools

Appoint staff contact for uniform issues, schools told

New guidance also suggests rules banning 'visible logos' on PE kit to reduce 'pressure to wear designer gear'

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Jack Dyson
Academies

‘The best-kept secret in education’: Hobby on his new TKAT vocation

Halfway through his tour of the trust’s 45 schools, Hobby reveals what challenges await him in his new role

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Movers and Shakers

Unity names new CEO following Coulson’s departure

Boss of private school group set to become 40-school trust's chief executive

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School buildings

Estates strategy ‘very soon’: 6 findings from DfE grilling

Minister and senior mandarin quizzed on rebuilding delays, RAAC spending and 'older building' research

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News

Trusts ‘risk breaching rules’ after confidentiality clause guidance tweak

Warning as academies must now secure DfE go-ahead before using confidentiality clauses in severance deals

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Schools

School uniform: New rules to meet Labour’s cap revealed

Government guidance tells schools to confirm changes ASAP, consider legal advice and lets parents complain to government

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