Future Academies appoints ex-Harris head as CEO Ex-Harris Tottenham head Lawrence Foley will lead the trust launched by ex-minister Lord Nash, which faced staff and student walkouts last year
DfE loses £10.3m in unclaimed free school VAT refunds Department admits tax was not claimed back for nine trusts’ free school projects by the HMRC deadline
To parents, thriving children are more important than the academies debate ‘Most of the parents we spoke to were not only uninterested, but frankly unaware of what academisation means’
Holland Park parents and NEU lose legal bid to block school transfer Holland Park School’s failed High Court claim against the DfE paves the way for it to join United Learning
The schools bill is dead, so where next for academies? Can the government achieve its vision for the school system after shredding its flagship legislation?
School attendance dip follows rise in strep A cases Figures from more than 4,000 schools also show absences at the start of December were higher than at the same time last year
DfE will ‘prioritise’ parts of shelved schools bill Schools bill axed in current form with most academy legislation shelved, but ‘priority’ proposals like out-of-school register still on table
Speed read: DfE energy-saving tips and £500m funding rules Schools told to do energy ‘spot checks’, and should spend new efficiency upgrade cash this financial year
Award-winning head Pepe Hart banned over bullying claims Ex-head Pepe Hart was banned from teaching for at least two years after being found guilty of bullying, intimidating and mocking staff