Academies

DfE faces big bill as secret settlement ends SchoolsCompany saga

Ministers face writing off a sizeable chunk of £2.8m owed back to the DfE, despite spending potentially millions to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Trust says cost-cutters call to court schools is ‘misuse of funds’

School resource management advisers urged the Elliot Foundation to 'proactively' grow its ranks

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Behaviour

Trust legal challenge over child in isolation for half a year

But GORSE trust lawyers defend 'positive discipline' policy and say it improves behaviour

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Movers and Shakers

Paul Tarn set to leave Delta Academies Trust

Trust says recently-knighted leader to retire with 'comprehensive succession plan' in place

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Secret settlement ends four-year SchoolsCompany legal battle

But it is not clear how much the trust has managed to claw back, because the settlement agreements are...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

‘Most broken school’ rated ‘good’ in all areas

The school waited 11 years for a sponsor, enduring 'inadequate' Ofsteds and huge deficits before finding trust

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Movers and Shakers

Trust secures new CEO as founding chief retires

Replacement secured as Dean Ashton's Reach South departure announced

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Harris Federation scales back redundancies

Schools Week revealed last month that 45 jobs were at risk

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trust pulls plug on merger after chair’s resignation

Merger collapses amid trust's concerns 'there was no longer a secure foundation' for plans to progress

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson