Academies

Delta trust merger given minister greenlight

Trust set to become second-biggest in England after receiving government go-ahead

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Politics

‘School profile’ plans revealed amid ‘new era on standards’

'Significantly strengthened' accountability will also 'raise the bar on what we expect from schools', Phillipson to say

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Moynihan becomes first £500k academy CEO

Harris Federation chief received a £25,000 pay rise last year, accounts show

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Failing schools all improved after academisation – despite protests

Academy leaders fear potentially transformative takeovers will be kiboshed by parents and unions

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools Bill

Fact check: Does the schools bill criticism really add up?

Government is under fire for the academy elements of its schools bill. But does the evidence back up those...

Freddie Whittaker
Jack Dyson and Freddie Whittaker
Schools Bill

Revealed: The true impact of the schools bill

DfE admits reforms could limit ability of popular schools to grow and even land trustees in court

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Falling rolls

Primary-only trust raids reserves as pupil numbers dip

REAch2 dipped into its reserves after racking up an in-year deficit of just over £2.1 million and £481,000 in...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Big academy trust given £1.5m government loan to stay afloat

A 24-school trust racked up seven-figure losses after paying for iPads for staff and pupils

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Union ballots teachers on biggest academy trust strikes

The NEU is polling members across the Harris Federation on proposed walkouts over working conditions

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson