Dodd Partners
National Governance Association chief says it's still up to 'good' or 'outstanding' schools whether to join MATs
Headteachers' union asks members if they would be prepared to take industrial action in historic first
New rules enable government to force schools with two consecutive less-than-good inspections into new trusts
Watchdog must avoid jumping to 'punitive measures too quickly', but 'laser-like' focus on financial management justified
It comes as a heads' union also balloting members said it did not 'envisage' asking them to close schools
MATs and academy-sceptics alike are likely to welcome more transparency about why schools get transferred to particular trusts
‘The latest evidence points to us going in the right direction’
Provider of state-funded private schools that inspired Michael Gove withdraws from UK market and its only school in England
Single-academy trust 'knowingly took decisions to utilise funding on works beyond the scope of the approved bids', probe finds
