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
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
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’
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 could it work?
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
Ministers snubbed school bids to repair RAAC buildings Findings put the issue of inadequate capital investment under the spotlight once again
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
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
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