Academies

Academy sector annual report: 7 key findings

Auditors sound warning over pension liabilities, while one trust paid out an exit package of at least £200k

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trust walks away from merger with struggling chain

45-school MAT reveals the funding needed for a long-planned merger 'was not available', prompting fears trusts will become 'more...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Parent complaints

Heads open up about torrent of abuse from parents

Leaders confronted outside their homes, spat at and 'offered-out' for fights, while some schools resort to home CCTV to...

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Jack Dyson
News

DfE won’t fully fund unexpected post-16 pupils

Government warns 'very large' increase in 16 to 19-year-olds in education is 'significantly above the budget for in-year payments'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Calls for school complaints review as 80% of leaders report abuse

Leaders pushed to the brink of quitting with 70% threatened by parents and one in 10 attacked

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Trust slams union over ‘ridiculous’ Windrush claims as strikes paused (for now)

NEU claims victory over Harris Federation working conditions changes – but trust says union ‘trying to create conflict’

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

‘Carrying the responsibility of a trust is a 24-hour-a-day role’

Diversity, deprivation and tackling parents’ abuse of home education – Sian Hampton tells Jack Dyson about a life that...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy broke rules over head’s Botox and aromatherapy courses

Trust issued warning notice after probe found payments for 'luxury' hotel stays and 'excessive spending' on gifts, documents state

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Teacher strikes

Teachers strike over schools’ plans for classes of 30

Headteachers in the north London borough of Haringey also want to increase teacher-contact time

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson