Election 2024

5 big schools policy hurdles for the next government

Politics guru Sam Freedman and trust boss Lucy Heller set out the education changes coming, and the hurdles

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MAT funding

Trust staff go on strike as GAG pooling row escalates

First strikes over MAT central charges start as union demands radical changes to trust's GAG pooling policy

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RAAC

RAAC school faces £2m hit after pupils go elsewhere

Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is not the only MAT complaining of drops in numbers at RAAC-affected schools

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Academies

Emergency capital cash handouts soar to £12m after funding squeeze

Funding for urgent work jumps 300% in 12 months, as experts warn figures are 'sign of the times'

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Academies

Lack of MAT get-out clause sees strikes, petitions and open letters

Unrest at MATs shows allowing schools to leave trusts would create 'much healthier relationships', claims union rep, but how...

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SEND

Schools warn of exclusions spike after sudden SEND budget ‘cut’

Trust sound alarm over 'hugely reduced ability to keep children safe' after Norfolk council funding change

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Jack Dyson
RAAC

Ministers snubbed school bids to repair RAAC buildings

Findings put the issue of inadequate capital investment under the spotlight once again

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Academies

Ministers face another £500k loss on failed £35m free school

Parkfield also says it ‘can’t compete’ with a newer free school, laying bare problems with government’s flagship policy

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Teacher training

1,300 teacher trainees to miss out on axed top-up courses

Desperate trainees have been left in tears after struggling to secure a place, course providers said

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