Trusts look to grow to weather falling rolls storm, survey suggests One in seven CEOs eye retirement as 45% of trusts expect to grow and dip into reserves this year, CST survey finds
Conflict questions as Labour moves to single regulator Former official claims closing ESFA ‘bad news for transparency and fairness’, but others welcome the change
£6m music pilot launched for disadvantaged children Cash injection expected to help charity ‘supercharge’ existing music programme
Schools look to SEND trusts over rising pupil need Mainstream schools increasingly looking for ‘specialist help’ to deal with youngsters’ needs
Turnaround academy trust stops turnarounds (for now) Outwood Grange moves away from ‘central view’ of education – and will even pause taking on the toughest schools
Pledge for 6,500 new teachers may not be delivered for years Special unit assembled in DfE to work on Labour’s manifesto commitment, but concern grows over speediness of plan
Mock 11-plus entrance exams boost grammars’ funds Investigation finds tens of thousands raised through PTA-run tests help grammars pay for laptops, cricket nets and new buildings
School improvement teams ‘will offer support to all’ New regional teams pledged in Labour manifesto will be rolled out from early 2025
Academies Enterprise Trust rebrands as Lift Schools Move will match trust’s ‘grown ambitions’, boss says