DfE scraps governance support scheme two years after reforms NGA ‘disappointed’ national leaders of governance scheme will be disbanded
DfE fleshes out new academy trust quality descriptors Government hopes guidance ‘represents clear and ambitious vision for sector’
Tom Rees named as new CEO of Ormiston Academies Trust Former headteacher and Ambition Institute director announced as new MAT boss
Academy trusts drive suspensions in areas DfE wants them to cut rates Findings spark calls for government to rethink ‘naïve’ trust development statements
Sheffield parents fight academy order as transparency rows reignited DfE wants to transfer King Edward VII School to the Brigantia Learning Trust
Ofsted praises MAT’s ‘life-changing improvements’ after damning report Northern Education Trust becomes first MAT for seven years to have a second Ofsted summary evaluation
Diversity stats ‘not enough’ to boost school board representation New government guidance ‘encourages’ schools to collect and publish governor and trustee diversity data
Trust to give up ‘coasting’ schools as first intervention published Government had concerns over Eastern MAT’s ‘capacity to deliver rapid and sustained improvements’ given its Ofsted ‘track record’ this year
DfE plots academy trust expansions and mergers across England New ‘trust development statements’ reveal ministers’ plan to shake up school structures across England