Council launches AP review after girl left without education for months Ombudsman found Essex Council ‘disregarded’ its responsibilities for girl waiting for support
Lack of ‘capacity-givers’ forces small academy trust into merger Coast and Vale Learning Trust was told by the DfE it would not be allowed to take on any more schools in deficit
Academy trusts: From growing pains to gains As more leaders consider growth, what do we know about how to do this well?
GAG pooling transparency calls as trust takes 20% from schools ‘Schools within the trust are having significant amounts of income retained centrally’
Repair grants fall again despite ‘collapsing’ school estate Concerns only schools with ‘most urgent condition need’ will receive repairs cash, as number of greenlit projects tumbles again
Rise in £200k academy trust CEOs as pay ‘stagnation’ ends Three more leaders now earn over £300,000, our annual investigation finds
Academy converters can’t get £25k grant if they become a SAT But trust body flags concern over capacity to manage ‘spike’ in applications before change comes into force
Teacher training top-up courses slashed as DfE cuts costs Funding to provide subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses cut to just five subjects from next month
Warning sounded as schools not ready to exit PFI deals Sector leaders fear schools will be left to ‘shoulder the storm’