DfE plots academy trust expansions and mergers across England New ‘trust development statements’ reveal ministers’ plan to shake up school structures across England
Van Gogh out of Durand’s shadow with ‘good’ Ofsted Lambeth primary school praised as ‘warm and nurturing’ over six years after its predecessor school was rated ‘inadequate’
Ministers boost academy trust expansion cash DfE sets out criteria for its latest trust capacity funding round
Ministers target groups of failing academies in regulation crackdown Review pledges to explore ‘greater use’ of intervention powers to tackle underperformance in academy trusts
Academy regulation review: What schools need to know The review was launched in June last year to ‘future proof’ the role of academy trusts
Free schools to open in areas with growing surplus places Findings ‘demonstrate the need for a more coherent system’, say council chiefs, but trusts say schools still needed
‘Inadequate’ UTC warned it could be rebrokered to new trust DfE issues termination warning notice to University Collegiate School in Bolton
Academy body taps experts for ‘what works’ inquiry on trusts Review will will aim to create resources on how to improve trusts and publish a report
The academy trust CEO pay outliers Most trusts under government scrutiny froze or slashed pay last year – but others handed out significant rises