Conflict questions as Labour moves to single regulator Former official claims closing ESFA ‘bad news for transparency and fairness’, but others welcome the change
Schools look to SEND trusts over rising pupil need Mainstream schools increasingly looking for ‘specialist help’ to deal with youngsters’ needs
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
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
School improvement teams ‘will offer support to all’ New regional teams pledged in Labour manifesto will be rolled out from early 2025
Academies Enterprise Trust rebrands as Lift Schools Move will match trust’s ‘grown ambitions’, boss says
Trust ditches job titles like CEO to ‘avoid top-down control’ Dixons will instead have more than 20 staff called ‘school and college trust leaders’
Absence gap for vulnerable children rises Concerning analysis reveals most vulnerable pupils miss up to 4.4 more days of school than their peers
Council loses court fight over falling rolls academy plan High Court decision to throw out academisation decision means LA will ‘have to close high-performing school instead’