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 a row with the diocese
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 MATs
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”
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
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
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
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
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 school’s ‘outstanding’ rating.
Government delays revealing cost of schools’ PFI deals The most recent figures are now more than three years and six months out of date