Governors told to ‘resign’ if they don’t back Catholic mega MAT plans And another diocese tells governors they could only pass compliance checks with evidence they supported academisation
Kent council’s controversial special school inclusion plans shelved Proposals to redesignate special schools amid accusations some ‘turned away most complex pupils’ faced legal threats
MAT mulls ‘action short of merger’ with other trusts Astrea Academy Trust CEO says ‘there are models for doing things differently’ that would allow trusts to collaborate without joining forces
Fears Catholic school heads ‘coerced’ into mega-MATs Union raises concerns leaders ‘met with hostility’ amid rows over archdiocese plans for ‘universal academisation’
Schools’ repair bill ‘much higher’ than £13.8bn estimate High-ranking Whitehall official warns cost to fix crumbling estate ‘almost certain’ to be more than thought
Schools warn of staff cuts as Reeves snubs sector Leaders face having to make redundancies, curriculum squeezes and cuts to programmes supporting the poorest pupils
Cost-cutters’ savings ‘won’t compensate’ for inadequate funding DfE advisers identified £400m of potential cuts last year, but although schools cut more, they could still only implement a fraction of the suggested savings
Investment areas scheme binned by Labour Tory levelling-up programme to get more cash into left-behind areas canned
‘Unacceptable’ pension valuation waits spark legal battle Divorced teachers ‘left in limbo’ as they endure months-long waits for vital TPS documents