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London to get new RSC and other areas redrawn to align regions with rest of government
Ex-adviser also calls for 'range of new powers' for councils under fully-academised system
Unions claim DfE rules have been 'abused or ignored' to help the Diocese of Hallam academise all its school
Ex-permanent secretary says academisation has left school system 'more centralised than it should be'
The Catholic MAT drive boosts the DfE's flagging academy agenda, and dioceses say schools are reaping rewards - but...
DfE wants 'successive' 'requires improvement' and 'inadequate' schools moved into MATs
Ministers 'open to slightly different models of partnership' as schools white paper looms
Academies boasted record levels of spare cash and continued to expand amid the pandemic, Kreston's annual benchmarking report shows
The leeway given to Nuneaton Academy raised eyebrows, with other academies and maintained schools facing swifter intervention
