Academies

Surge in academy warning notices prompts calls for rethink

More than 150 termination warning notices issued to trusts in just two years, new figures show

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Falling rolls could give academy drive unexpected boost

Experts warn of 'imbalances' over school place planning as councils have no admission powers over academies

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Sir Hamid Patel appointed Confederation of School Trusts chair

Star Academies boss outlines his 'absolute commitment to represent the interests of all trusts, of all sizes and all...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted

Incoming Ofsted chief ‘misled’ MPs over trust exclusion claims

Outwood Grange’s secondaries excluded twice as many pupils as other schools in some of their regions

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted

Trust leaders more likely to work part-time for Ofsted

Incoming chief Sir Martyn Oliver has pledged to look at getting more sector leaders involved in inspections

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

DfE hopes £1.2m contract will boost academy trustee recruitment

Tender comes as survey finds three quarters of governors have difficulty recruiting to their boards

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Catholic turnaround trust gets green light to take on good schools

Government approval for extension into ‘hybrid’ trust means it will become permanent from next year

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Fact check: Do council schools really outperform academies?

Local Government Association analysis has some major flaws – here’s what you need to know...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Ex-turnaround trust CEO charged with historic child sex offences

Gareth Mason, who had been on secondment at the Falcon trust, to appear in court later this month

John Dickens
John Dickens