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Government to rewrite academy rules after staff member halts school conversion

The Government has been forced to stop the academy conversion of a school after opposition from a single staff member. It will now...

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Opinion

It’s a chance to hit the accelerator

There are the challenges of securing sufficient places, teachers and funding, but with a majority government and an experienced...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

Key questions for multi-academy trust boards

About one in five state funded schools in England is now an academy, and more than half of those...

Emma Knights
Emma Knights
Opinion

Land sharing: it’s going to be difficult to resist

The DfE cannot compel academies to share their land, but changes to funding agreements will make it difficult to...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

Who is the right group to monitor schools?

Having increasingly ‘freed’ schools from local government, it seems they still need to be monitored. But who should do...

Amy Finch
Amy Finch
Opinion

We are about to enter purdah

The looming general election will regulate the conduct of public bodies, including the DfE, local authorities – and schools....

Jade Kent
Jade Kent
Opinion

What are the implications of Tristram Hunt’s private school plans?

Tristram Hunt’s recent speech turned the spotlight on the benefits independent schools receive as a result of their charitable...

Expert Contributor
Expert Contributor
Opinion

How does being a charity affect a school?

The Education Secretary wants private schools to earn their right be considered a charity. But many state schools are...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
Opinion

The 13 most critical points in the NAO’s Academies and Schools Oversight report

Today the National Audit Office (NAO) released a document scrutinising the way schools are overseen and intervened on if...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford