News

Judge: Durand management may have taken ‘eye off the ball’ over EFA squabble

Management at the under-fire Durand Academy may have taken its eyes “off the ball” due to an ongoing conflict...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Booming academy transfer market pushes costs to potential £30m

More than 100 schools are now rebrokered every year as the booming academy transfer market pushes costs to a...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Sponsored academies lose more pupils after takeovers

More pupils leave schools when they become sponsored academies than when they are under local authority control, a new...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Government continues judging RSCs on academy conversion rate – despite conflict of interest concerns

The government continued judging regional schools commissioners (RSCs) on how many schools they converted into academies last year despite fears...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Northern Powerhouse schools strategy: Halt standalone academies, and 11 other key findings

The government has today published its Northern Powerhouse Schools Strategy, led by Sir Nick Weller, chief executive of Dixons...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Features

Tuesday Humby, principal, Ormiston Chadwick academy

Never in a month of Tuesdays did I think Bankfield, a comprehensive in my home town and well-known as...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

Why councils should check up on academies

There is an accountability gap in the new education landscape that council scrutiny committees could help to fill, just...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
News

New Aldridge Education trust ditches struggling academy

A cash-strapped school has been ditched by the new academy trust founded by its sponsor, leaving the government to...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

DfE to open up academy finances in transparency drive

The government is set to lift a veil of secrecy over academy spending in a transparency drive that will...

John Dickens
John Dickens