Academies

DfE plots academy trust expansions and mergers across England

New 'trust development statements' reveal ministers' plan to shake up school structures across England

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Van Gogh out of Durand’s shadow with ‘good’ Ofsted

Lambeth primary school praised as 'warm and nurturing' over six years after its predecessor school was rated 'inadequate'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Ministers boost academy trust expansion cash

DfE sets out criteria for its latest trust capacity funding round

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Ministers target groups of failing academies in regulation crackdown

Review pledges to explore 'greater use' of intervention powers to tackle underperformance in academy trusts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Academy regulation review: What schools need to know

The review was launched in June last year to 'future proof' the role of academy trusts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Free schools to open in areas with growing surplus places

Findings 'demonstrate the need for a more coherent system', say council chiefs, but trusts say schools still needed

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

‘Inadequate’ UTC warned it could be rebrokered to new trust

DfE issues termination warning notice to University Collegiate School in Bolton

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Academies

Academy body taps experts for ‘what works’ inquiry on trusts

Review will will aim to create resources on how to improve trusts and publish a report

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

The academy trust CEO pay outliers

Most trusts under government scrutiny froze or slashed pay last year – but others handed out significant rises

Tom Belger
Tom Belger