‘Fair funding’ promised by 2027, and 8 more school cash changes Another DfE consultation on the national funding formula outlines raft of new proposals
Academy trusts have limited impact on ‘stuck’ schools Academisation no ‘silver bullet’ to save languishing schools, study suggests
Holland Park staff and parents take MAT fight to High Court The NEU is backing parents’ bid to stop the standalone academy joining United Learning, claiming consultation was flawed
Ex-academies ministers team up to torpedo schools bill powers The government will also seek to amend its own legislation to require councils to consult more widely before converting their schools to academies
Schools bill reforms could require 12,000 more academy trustees Former government schools tsar warns of ‘capacity issue’ as ministers seek to move all schools into academy trusts
Ark Schools risks losing academy over homophobia, harassment and SEND suspensions The leading trust’s school faced criticism over a ‘culture of sanctions’, unmonitored missing pupils and unrecorded bullying and prejudice
Schools bill: Ministers want veto on academy trustees New DfE documents reveal more about powers sought by ministers in schools bill
Councils commit extra cash to keep special school trust afloat The Queensmill Trust is fighting for its financial survival and to keep its flagship school after warning notice
National schools commissioner Dominic Herrington to leave role Departure to Ministry of Justice role comes ahead of shake-up of regional school commissioners group