How do you solve a problem like academies? Ministers face difficult choices as they seek to move more schools into academy trusts
Faith school which segregated staff finally shut down Rabia Boys and Girls School in Luton was accused of “actively undermining” British values by Michael Wilshaw in 2016
Covid: Schools ‘picking up the pieces’ amid lack of support services Schools shouldered ‘significant responsibilities within networks of support that have themselves fragmented’ – UCL report
Council ditches ‘forced’ academisation plan as Zahawi softens stance Tory-led Swindon had proposed to convert all schools to academies by 2025 before a U-turn
Academy CEOs earn £127k on average, and men get £15k more New benchmarking tool sheds more light on executive pay in the academies sector
£184m NPQs funding now available to all schools after DfE U-turn Funding for four of six qualifications was previously due to be limited to staff in deprived schools
LA schools left out of new ministers’ travel plans Fifty-five per cent of schools visited by new ministers so far have been academies
Zahawi won’t set ‘arbitrary deadline’ for academy ambition Education secretary faces calls for clarity over academies plans
Zahawi pledges to put wellbeing ‘at the centre of everything we do in schools’ Education secretary to address heads in first speech to sector today