Sheffield school ‘in control of destiny’ as academy order torn up Head hails ‘rare achievement’ for school that recovered from ‘inadequate’ Ofsted report in less than a year
Academy transfers rise following Covid lull And more switches are being triggered by trusts themselves, new data shows
12 ESFA staff get £50k+ exit packages amid restructure Annual accounts of funding agency also reveal how £5.8m in debts owed by academies have been written-off
School with RAAC ‘might not be repaired for four years’ Pupils currently being bussed to separate school as primary shut for months
Whitehaven leaves shadow of Bright Tribe with ‘good’ Ofsted rating School once at centre of one of the largest academy trust scandals now ‘at the heart of the community’
Trust reviews policies after CEO’s ‘premium’ Apple event flights Auditors flag ‘financial issue’ after trust forked out £1k for journey
Rotherham academies thought LA was in charge of admissions Heads believed council was their admission authority – despite academies being in control of entry to their schools
Ministers urged to add ‘depth’ to trust accountability assessments Leaders sound caution over using ‘quantitative measures’ to compare chains
Labour teacher ‘hit squads’: ‘MATs already exist’ say leaders Starmer’s plan for regional school improvement teams raise ‘accountability’ questions