Academy trust will press on with pension change despite government ‘threats’ England’s biggest MAT to go ahead with controversial plan to offer less generous pensions in return for higher salaries
Council attempt to cut academies’ intake ‘absurd’, says MAT boss CEO fears Labour reforms will give authorities hit by falling rolls more teeth to squeeze academy intakes
200 schools to get solar panels in £80m green project Rollout to be completed in 12 months as government predicts savings of £25k per school
Ofsted mulls asking schools to rate inspectors Watchdog begins work to ‘explore commissioning an independent survey to ask professionals…for their views on Ofsted’s culture’
Academy trusts bid for £44m growth cash before scheme axed More than 660 schools were involved in applications for the final window of the trust capacity and establishment and growth funds
EBacc may be ‘constraining choices’, curriculum review chair says Curriculum and assessment review chair outlines areas in ‘need of further attention’
RISE teams to prioritise English and maths, reception, inclusion and attainment, says Phillipson Education secretary tells leaders to ban phones in all classrooms and the ‘inclusion vs standards compromise’ doesn’t exist
Trust makes schools shareholders so ‘their voice always heard’ Biggest trust gives local governing body chairs ‘share certificates’ so they have vote on trust-wide decisions