New powers to close academy trusts ‘must be used with caution’ Sector responds to news government is set to gain new intervention powers once MAT inspections start
Trust inspections and new intervention powers: What we know so far Ofsted to inspect academy trusts for the first time and DfE plans sweeping intervention powers
Ofsted MAT inspections could begin in 2027 New legislation will also give DfE new intervention powers to ‘step in’ when trusts don’t meet standards
Intentional design: What stewardship of the school system really demands A mature school system should allow for specialisation without stigma and for divestment without failure narratives, writes Becks Boomer-Clark
Lift academy trust set to hand over two special schools The 58-school MAT believes both academies will be ‘best supported within a specialist trust’
David Ross academy trust names new CEO Interim boss Simon Rose takes over the reins after the trust was forced into CEO rethink
Andrew Truby, CEO, St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust When Andrew Truby took leadership of a Catholic trust, he was on his own and had no schools. He reveals how he built the ‘home for orphans’ and secured its future, during a career that has been characterised by seizing opportunities
Questions for Ofsted over Mossbourne behaviour review Sector leaders also call the probe a ‘wake-up call’ for the government over the use of strict behaviour policies
‘Nightmare before Christmas’: 46 free school projects scrapped and 59 special schools in limbo DfE to divert cash to councils to create places instead as leaders question decision to can ‘ready to go’ projects