Support staff

New law mustn’t rule CEOs are ‘support staff’, DfE told

The organisation representing academies in England wants central teams to be excluded from the bill's definition of support staff

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Academies

Revealed: The 125 leaders in the running for CST policy group

The elected group will draw on leaders from across England and give feedback on policy issues facing academies

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Leora Cruddas, The Confederation of School Trusts

The Confederation of School Trusts leader Leora Cruddas tells how teaching in apartheid-era South Africa forged her determination to...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies

Trusts look to grow to weather falling rolls storm, survey suggests

One in seven CEOs eye retirement as 45% of trusts expect to grow and dip into reserves this year,...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Governance

A journey from California’s Death Row to school governance

From California’s Death Row to school governance, the Confederation of School Trusts’ Samira Sadeghi explains how the roles are...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies, ASCL Conference

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

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Review Ofsted grades, reliability and complaints, trust body says

Key findings: Seven suggestions to improve Ofsted inspections according to the Confederation of School Trusts

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

DfE goes shy on ‘try before you buy’ academy deals

The government has quietly slashed funding for trust partnerships, unveiled only last year to revive its multi-academy trust drive

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

DfE adviser calls for dozens of attendance hubs

Trust CEO Rob Tarn wants DfE funding so other schools can follow North Shore Academy's lead in launching attendance...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger