DfE scraps governance support scheme two years after reforms NGA ‘disappointed’ national leaders of governance scheme will be disbanded
MAT inspections are inevitable, so let’s start planning now There is time for the government, Ofsted and others to invest in a programme of research
Academy trust in union row over £1.5m support staff ‘back pay’ United Learning slams ‘untrue’ Unison accusations it is ‘withholding pay’
Oasis Community Learning CEO John Murphy to step down Leader of one of England’s largest trusts leaves to pursue ‘a range of projects across the education sector’
Teacher strikes: Reopen pay negotiations, says academies body CST’s Leora Cruddas calls on DfE to convene fresh talks to avert further industrial action
School inspections don’t hold MATs ‘sufficiently accountable’, says Ofsted New report says inspections also don’t allow trusts to get credit, despite their growing influence over schools’ quality of education
DfE fleshes out new academy trust quality descriptors Government hopes guidance ‘represents clear and ambitious vision for sector’
School that overturned academy order will join a trust Yew Tree Primary won a judicial review against forced academisation in 2021, costing tens of thousands of pounds
Tom Rees named as new CEO of Ormiston Academies Trust Former headteacher and Ambition Institute director announced as new MAT boss