NPQs: Trusts reveal viability fears after courses slashed Leaders fear cash-strapped schools which miss out on free NPQs will be unable to afford the training
PFI expiry warning as Stoke schools hit with 20% fee rise Schools face six-figure bills as leaders urge sector to take lessons from England’s biggest PFI exit
The 8 funding streams for new trusts or those looking to grow… Schools Week’s explainer on the extra funding available to trusts, what it is for and how much is available
Transparency calls over secret £200m academy trust handouts Investigation into extra cash available to trusts finds half not open to applications, and one has no public presence at all
Village primary gets a second ‘golden ticket’ to deck out its new home The small school has been handed the keys to a 400-capacity building after a planned free school was abandoned
Birmingham withdraws schools from £100m IT system Heads were unable to make financial plans as glitches left them waiting months to learn the size of their budgets
Councils still paying PFI bills for closed schools (but some can’t talk about it) Investigation exposes ongoing complexities of PFI deals, use of gagging clauses and how the DfE paid off contracts in early academy days
Ofsted: Trusts ‘not convinced’ judgments are ‘appropriate or optimal’ CST tells Ofsted’s Big Listen that a separate safeguarding judgment may have ‘merit’, but warns against rushed move to MAT inspections
Election delays 2024 academy trust handbook ESFA chief tells leaders vital guidance will be delayed until after country goes to the polls