Governance

Schools with good governance ‘better prepared for Ofsted’

Those with effective boards 'more likely to sustain improvement beyond the inspection cycle', report finds

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Falling rolls

Community health hubs could use empty classrooms

LocatED chief 'seriously worried' closures due to demographic shifts could undo the work of the free schools programme

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
DfE

DfE schools boss gets new job as white paper looms

Director general for schools will continue to play a 'pivotal role' in reforms before moving to the Cabinet Office...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Dr Jenny Blunden, CEO, Truro and Penwith Academy Trust

When Dr Jenny Blunden took charge at her Cornish trust, its three schools were ‘broken’. But in a fight...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Suspensions tumble as trust embraces ‘emotional intelligence’ 

Influential turnaround trust criticised for high suspensions bidding to cut exclusions and 'keep children in school'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Call for ministers to settle debate over make-up of MATs

Debate comes as huge trust gives up two special schools and another says some are 'impossible' to take on

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
School improvement

Impact of RISE teams to be published this year

But government will publish individual adviser objectives amid data protection concerns

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Lift academy trust set to hand over two special schools

The 58-school MAT believes both academies will be 'best supported within a specialist trust'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Reasonable force: DfE ‘notes strong calls’ for training standards but won’t commit

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has called for national training standards since 2021

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks