Council to lend academy £1m for Holland Park bid as Harris also enters battle A standalone academy co-sponsored by Kensington and Chelsea is vying with Harris and United Learning to run the scandal-hit school
We’ve heard schools bill fears, but our end goal is unchanged Minister insists she doesn’t want to ‘micro-manage academies’, but new intervention powers are necessary
Ofsted warns new ‘coasting schools’ powers could fuel ‘quick fixes’ DfE will plough on with ordering more schools to academise or join new trusts, despite fears reforms will hit recruitment and discourage trusts from taking on schools
Zahawi guts his own schools bill in humiliating climbdown The controversial new powers – including academy standards – will be revisited once a regulation review has concluded
DfE launches regulatory review to ‘future proof’ academy trusts Amanda Spielman, Leora Cruddas and trust representatives will advise Baroness Barran on accountability reforms
How turnaround trust plans to fix ‘orphan’ school problem The St Joseph CMAT’s chief executive compared its task to a ‘mission to Mars’, but the pilot could spark copycat trusts nationwide
Covid wipes almost a third off academies’ fundraising income Charity Parentkind said PTA fundraisers upped their hours last year, but suffered from cancelled events and less lucrative virtual ones
Holland Park parents now threaten to sue Ofsted in MAT battle They claim school’s ‘inadequate’ judgment is ‘intended to drive through’ plans to join United Learning
Zahawi changes tack on ‘kryptonite’ schools bill reforms Government prepares shake-up of school reforms amid mounting pressure from Conservative rebels