Intervention model for regional improvement teams revealed New teams will RAG rate schools for support, draw up ‘local area priorities’ and use councils for help
‘Build up’ school scheme shelved (but £180k spent) Ambitious project earmarked for London school on hiatus due to planning requirements and market conditions
Diversity gap in academy trust top jobs fails to narrow Number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) leaders remains static
37 trusts named and shamed in new ‘outlier’ CEO pay crackdown But the MAT with England’s best-paid CEO – who earns almost £500k a year – isn’t one of them
Revealed: The 125 leaders in the running for CST policy group The elected group will draw on leaders from across England and give feedback on policy issues facing academies
Trust gets notice to improve after school blaze MAT slapped with notice over insurance issue that emerged after massive fire
Schools stumble on the attendance tightrope Schools are walking an attendance tightrope amid government pressure and more parental opposition
Attendance mentors move into ten new areas Etio selected to run £15m expansion of DfE scheme, but trial will stop in five areas already testing the programme
Labour set for academies support staff pay showdown Re-establishment of negotiating body seeks to establish national terms and conditions, career progression routes and fair pay