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Many schools will be thinking about joining a trust or federation. This is probably a sensible response to rising...
The focus this year is on transparency, with the 2015 handbook seeking to bring in new rules to ensure...
The academies programme has shaken up schools’ traditional support systems, particularly in ICT. However, this reorganisation has created opportunities...
Becoming chief executive of a multi-academy trust (MAT) or federation is an exciting step forward for many headteachers and...
In my role as Director of Academies for a large multi academy trust, I know how important it is...
“I will restore a local role in overseeing schools, rejecting the growing market of free schools and academies.” That’s...
Professor Becky Francis gives us her view on academies and the new “coasting schools” definition, in light of the...
It can be daunting, but academy trustees are legally bound to understand the financial position of their school. Read on ....
Yesterday, Schools Week reported on analysis by Education Datalab which showed almost 1,200 schools would be defined as “coasting”,...
