Another Catholic diocese plans mega MATs ‘Shifting demographics’ and financial pressures have left trusts needing to ‘serve more than 10,000’, says diocese
Biggest-ever academy trust merger given minister greenlight Catholic mega MAT set to become second biggest in England as bosses eye September launch
Catholic trust pilot in disarray after academy U-turn and pay gaffe The DfE faces calls to apologise after a legal challenge halted its academisation push with Hallam diocese, whose schools also saw funding delayed
DfE cancels 19 academy orders after legal challenge Ministers U-turn after signing off academy orders for Catholic Hallam diocese schools without governor approval
Catholic turnaround trust eyes coasting or cash-strapped schools Such new trusts could help the DfE fix low Christian academisation rates and the chronic problem of schools strugging to find sponsors
Legal threats and governor revolts: Inside the mass academisation of Catholic schools The Catholic MAT drive boosts the DfE’s flagging academy agenda, and dioceses say schools are reaping rewards – but rapid growth and resistance spell danger
Archdiocese ‘ruling by diktat’ as schools told to academise by 2023 The Archbishop of Birmingham has said academisation is an “essential” reform to protect Catholic education