Academies Star academy trust fell victim to ‘historic fraud’ over several years MAT with 36 schools says ‘all reasonable steps taken’ following ‘significant financial irregularity’ Jack Dyson 9h Jack Dyson 9h SEND Government to write off 90% of councils’ SEND deficits Local authorities will get a grant to cover all but 10% of historic deficits accrued by the end of… Samantha Booth 20h Samantha Booth 20h RISE Heads ‘on trial’: 8 findings from first RISE evaluation But report concludes the initial rollout of Labour’s school improvement scheme has been a ‘success’ Jack Dyson 21h Jack Dyson 21h PFI Investigation Secret £1m bailout as PFI windfalls and school woes grow ‘Confidential’ deal to cover £1m ‘bullet payment’ revealed as figures suggest PFI firms could have made £86m in one… Jack Dyson 1d Jack Dyson 1d News MPs and Lords face off over trust admissions and phone bans Shadow education secretary says Lords amendments would ‘restore some common sense’ Freddie Whittaker 1d Freddie Whittaker 1d Academies CEO of trust with £8.4m deficit resigns after leave of absence Richard Gill leaves his role at the head of the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d SEND Exclusive Recruiter: Hire us and get EHCP applications done free Concerns over ‘troubling commodification of statutory SEND processes at a time when schools are already overwhelmed’ Samantha Booth 4d Samantha Booth 4d Schools School nurseries lack staff and space for extra care, report finds The government has promised £400 million towards ‘tens of thousands of places’ in school-based nurseries Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 4d Exclusions Exclusive We don’t use suspensions too much, say most school staff Staff views appear at odds with government as it looks to keep more suspended pupils in school Ruth Lucas 4d Ruth Lucas 4d Movers and Shakers GLF names new CEO after Drinkall departure The 43-school MAT is set to be run by former principal private secretary to three education secretaries Jack Dyson 4d Jack Dyson 4d SEND Exclusive Revealed: DfE’s orders to councils as SEND reforms quietly begin Whitehall tells councils not to wait for the white paper or further information on deficits to get started Samantha Booth 4d Samantha Booth 4d Ofsted Ofsted plans closer monitoring of impact on heads’ wellbeing Deal with headteachers will broaden new framework feedback and establish union-led ‘independent advisory group’ to scrutinise data Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d Lydia Chantler-Hicks 5d 1 2 3 4 5 6 1,023 Older
