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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...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Features

George White, inclusion lead, St Paul’s Catholic School

George White, inclusion lead and RE teacher at St Paul’s Catholic School, transitioned while starting a job at his...

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
Academies

How turnaround trust plans to fix ‘orphan’ school problem

The St Joseph CMAT's chief executive compared its task to a 'mission to Mars', but the pilot could spark...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

DfE ‘pauses’ diocese academy drive after legal challenge

Unions have challenged the DfE's decision to approve Catholic Diocese of Hallam conversions before governing bodies had voted

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Unions launch legal action against DfE over diocese conversions

Unions claim DfE rules have been 'abused or ignored' to help the Diocese of Hallam academise all its school

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

DfE gets just 14 funding bids for new voluntary aided schools

The Catholic church has admitted its dioceses are finding it “challenging” to open new voluntary-aided schools, after new figures...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Let’s not turn RE into a weapon in the war against Catholic schools

Some campaigners have an ulterior motive in pushing for a national RE curriculum – they know it would cause Catholic schools...

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