Academies

ESFA probes trust forced to up top-slice after overspend

Documents suggest the Oval trust 'set a deficit budget, miscalculated income...and overspent', while a new board came in after...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

New alliance to stop schools being swept under MAT

Experts said the new West Kent Single Academy Trust Alliance showed there were 'other models' to the government's preferred...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Off-rolling

Three academy leaders guilty of misconduct over off-rolling scandal

Two of the ex-staff at Samuel Ward Academy in Suffolk were also rebuked over exam "malpractice"

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Covid

Edenred: Free school meals voucher company’s profits jump 29%

Company tasked with providing meal vouchers during pandemic saw overall profits jump to £13.9 million

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Private schools

Faith school which segregated staff finally shut down

Rabia Boys and Girls School in Luton was accused of “actively undermining” British values by Michael Wilshaw in 2016

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Council ditches ‘forced’ academisation plan as Zahawi softens stance

Tory-led Swindon had proposed to convert all schools to academies by 2025 before a U-turn

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Nominations open for RSC adviser elections

The DfE wants more academy chiefs from under-represented backgrounds to run for election as advisers to regional schools commissioners

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Exams

Trust boss accused over ‘culture of cheating’ and off-rolling at flagship school

An award-winning trust CEO and two colleagues face misconduct claims over exam malpractice and off-rolling to keep its flagship...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Government delays revealing cost of schools’ PFI deals

The most recent figures are now more than three years and six months out of date

Tom Belger
Tom Belger