Academies

Why is academy conversion suddenly so attractive again?

There are now 608 schools using the voluntary converter route to move out of local authority control

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

DfE south west regional director leaves for council job

Hannah Woodhouse to depart the DfE after seven years

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Governance

Claire Pannell is taking the law into her trust’s own hands

Claire Pannell reckons she might be the only person in the country with her job title. While many trusts...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies

New academy trust descriptors could stifle innovation

Trust boss fears descriptors could become the 'Ofsted handbook' of the MAT world

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academy

From sink to success: how a trust’s leader transformed his schools

Once a humble design technology teacher in Sunderland, Nick Hurn reveals the truth of his schools’ growth and development…...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Surge in academy warning notices prompts calls for rethink

More than 150 termination warning notices issued to trusts in just two years, new figures show

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Falling rolls could give academy drive unexpected boost

Experts warn of 'imbalances' over school place planning as councils have no admission powers over academies

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Sir Hamid Patel appointed Confederation of School Trusts chair

Star Academies boss outlines his 'absolute commitment to represent the interests of all trusts, of all sizes and all...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Ofsted

Incoming Ofsted chief ‘misled’ MPs over trust exclusion claims

Outwood Grange’s secondaries excluded twice as many pupils as other schools in some of their regions

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter