Academies

Star academy trust fell victim to ‘historic fraud’ over several years

MAT with 36 schools says 'all reasonable steps taken' following 'significant financial irregularity'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
News

Secret £1m bailout as PFI windfalls and school woes grow

'Confidential' deal to cover £1m 'bullet payment' revealed as figures suggest PFI firms could have made £86m in one...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Inclusion

Piloted in-school SEND support ‘cut exclusions’ – report

Standardised EHCPs also welcomed by parents and councils, researchers find

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Struggling trust failed to clear payment to outgoing ‘senior executive’

MAT also did not conduct internal audit as reserves tumbled due to 'rising costs', accounts show

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Inclusion

Councils snub alternative funding to press on with special schools

Local authorities were offered the choice of continuing with projects or taking cash to boost places elsewhere

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Leadership and 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
School buildings

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
Politics

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