Academies

Under-fire Brighton trust reviews ‘excessive’ pooling policy

MAT launches 'comprehensive review' of financial plans and funding model after strikes over GAG pooling

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Falling rolls

The true cost of falling rolls

A declining child population is sparking community fallouts, job cuts and closures as schools struggle to adapt to falling...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies

Trusts look to grow to weather falling rolls storm, survey suggests

One in seven CEOs eye retirement as 45% of trusts expect to grow and dip into reserves this year,...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Conflict questions as Labour moves to single regulator

Former official claims closing ESFA 'bad news for transparency and fairness', but others welcome the change

Jack Dyson
Freddie Whittaker
Academies, SEND

Schools look to SEND trusts over rising pupil need

Mainstream schools increasingly looking for 'specialist help' to deal with youngsters' needs

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Turnaround academy trust stops turnarounds (for now)

Outwood Grange moves away from 'central view' of education - and will even pause taking on the toughest schools

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Solutions

Trusts target sixth formers in recruitment drive

Schools turn to homegrown talent in the face of severe teacher shortages and difficulties spending apprenticeship levy funding

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Education policy

School improvement teams ‘will offer support to all’

New regional teams pledged in Labour manifesto will be rolled out from early 2025

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academies Enterprise Trust rebrands as Lift Schools

Move will match trust's 'grown ambitions', boss says

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson