Catholic turnaround trust eyes coasting or cash-strapped schools Such new trusts could help the DfE fix low Christian academisation rates and the chronic problem of schools strugging to find sponsors
Free school wins reinspection after Ofsted conflict of interest allegation Doncaster’s XP East complained about ‘unprofessional conduct’ of inspection team over ‘requires improvement’ rating
Free school charity: All-MAT sector would mean ‘death’ of innovation Ministers’ favoured institutions won’t be replicated if white paper scraps standalone academies, charity warns
Everything you need to know about the ESFA review The agency will be stripped of academy oversight, lose hundreds of staff and face a governance shakeup after the Bell review
DfE ‘pauses’ diocese academy drive after legal challenge Unions have challenged the DfE’s decision to approve Catholic Diocese of Hallam conversions before governing bodies had voted
Education director leaves E-ACT as CEO remains suspended Staff told senior leader would be absent ‘for the foreseeable future’
Harris looks set to take over troubled East London Science School Trust and school are well-known for high-profile political connections
Eight become nine as DfE shakes up RSC regions London to get new RSC and other areas redrawn to align regions with rest of government
Let schools quit trusts and create super-regulator to complete academisation, ministers told Ex-adviser also calls for ‘range of new powers’ for councils under fully-academised system