Schools

Free school gets £500k government bailout after wage increase

Private school-turned-academy hit with budget problems after increasing support staff pay to national rates

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Pay and curriculum freedom reforms won’t affect us, say most CEOs

Survey findings seem to challenge narrative around Labour’s reforms - but few bosses are actually positive about changes, with...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Accountability

Who are the ‘stuck’ schools in line for £100k support?

Most are already academies, and a third won't be eligible because of recent 'structural change'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

DfE abandons plan to scrap free school faith admissions cap

The previous Conservative government consulted on the proposals last year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Cease and desist: Trust supports staff to sue online trolls

Provision for staff sickness cover will be broadened to cover defamation

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trust central teams gobble up £200m

Analysis of the 30 largest trusts found the average amount top-sliced has risen by 50% per pupil since 2021

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Trusts on verge of going bust, accountancy report claims

Kreston Group study finds even biggest MATs have taken financial hit – but CEO pay is rising again

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Delta trust merger given minister greenlight

Trust set to become second-biggest in England after receiving government go-ahead

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Politics

‘School profile’ plans revealed amid ‘new era on standards’

'Significantly strengthened' accountability will also 'raise the bar on what we expect from schools', Phillipson to say

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker