Think tank sets out blueprint for Labour’s Ofsted plans IPPR, known to influence Labour policy, sets out proposals for three-tier improvement policy amid grade overhaul
Law change eases way for church schools to academise The government has revived a law change from its scrapped schools bill, removing a ‘significant barrier’ to the academisation of church schools
Parent pushback forces academy takeover rethink Plans to academise Sheffield’s last local authority-maintained secondary have been pushed back
Academy trust body instructed top lawyer over schools bill Producing bill before regulatory review was completed was ‘huge legislative error’, says CST chief Leora Cruddas
Another UTC to close after failing to attract students The Watford UTC will be the 13th university technical college to shut, in a fresh blow for the programme
Ministers will miss 2030 MAT target, report warns An NFER report warns white paper vision would need conversions at ‘unprecedented’ speed, threatening standards
Hanson Academy: Turning around the school no-one wanted Delta is overhauling a Bradford academy, but questions remain over the former ‘orphan’ school’s 11-year wait for a sponsor
‘No-ego’ trust group vows to speak for MATs who don’t feel heard The Queen Street Group has doubled in size as it vows to champion diverse trust voices and help more women into top jobs
Minister admits ‘transparency’ needed over academy transfers and conversion MATs and academy-sceptics alike are likely to welcome more transparency about why schools get transferred to particular trusts