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The Education Secretary runs 70% of secondary schools – we’re stuffed if she’s now busy

So, here’s a problem: the education secretary is now directly responsible for around 4,000 English schools under the academy...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

International schools firm set to take over second academy in the UK

An academy trust founded by a firm that runs British international schools in countries including Panama is set to take...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Academy conversion: who do you have to consult? 

Who do you have to consult when making the decision to convert to an academy – who needs to...

Jessica Cumming
Jessica Cumming
News

Three more deputy directors appointed to support regional schools commissioners

Four deputy directors have now been appointed to support regional schools commissioners and their rising workload. Schools Week revealed...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

Do “prison academies” make sense?

In light of Michael Gove’s plan for the prison sector to learn from schools, Peter Dawson of the Prison Reform trust explains...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Opinion

Top schools now profit from the struggles of the weaker

School improvement funding has moved from allocation based on need to survival of the fittest, says Kiran Gill As...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Super heroes don’t solve problems, they punch people

Watching Nicky Morgan getting beaten up by her own party over forced academy conversions, I suddenly realised the fatal...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

I worked on the last DfE white paper – and couldn’t resolve this academy mess

A new DfE white paper? Let’s hope it solves the academy mess, writes Matt Hood   Tony Blair came...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

Academy conversion is an unnecessary distraction – here’s how to survive it

Schools must become academies by 2022. Prolific education tweeter (@SchoolDuggery), and governor, Rachel Gooch advises what to do.  ...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford