Academies

Hanson Academy: Turning around the school no-one wanted

Delta is overhauling a Bradford academy, but questions remain over the former 'orphan' school's 11-year wait for a sponsor

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

E-ACT appoints new chief executive

Tom Campbell made permanent boss at academy trust he has run on an interim basis

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
small schools

How the MAT era is squeezing out small schools

Small schools are the ‘beating heart’ of their community, but their numbers have been falling. Jessica Hill investigates how...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies

Transfer of struggling academy shows pattern of delays

Analysis shows transfers take twice as long in some regions and that the speed of conversions has slowed since...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Elite sixth forms and northern BRIT School among free school bids

Only one in four of the more than 60 applications will be approved

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Future Academies appoints ex-Harris head as CEO

Ex-Harris Tottenham head Lawrence Foley will lead the trust launched by ex-minister Lord Nash, which faced staff and student...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

DfE loses £10.3m in unclaimed free school VAT refunds

Department admits tax was not claimed back for nine trusts' free school projects by the HMRC deadline

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Opinion

To parents, thriving children are more important than the academies debate

'Most of the parents we spoke to were not only uninterested, but frankly unaware of what academisation means'

Freddie Whittaker
Meg Price
Academies

Holland Park parents and NEU lose legal bid to block school transfer

Holland Park School's failed High Court claim against the DfE paves the way for it to join United Learning

Tom Belger
Tom Belger