Academies

Lilac Sky: 8 years, 2 banned heads, £3m ‘improper’ spending – but no report 

The government had promised for years to publish its investigation report into a scandal-hit trust

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John Dickens
Tribunals

Lilac Sky founder drops legal challenge over school ban

Former trust boss says action was 'unfair', but hearing allegations in public would 'create more stress'

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John Dickens
Academies

Lilac Sky trust founder Averre-Beeson banned from running schools

Two leaders of collapsed trust barred seven years after government intervention, and with investigation report STILL not published

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John Dickens
News

Government urged to show it ‘has teeth’ as academy scandals stack up

The government has been urged to show it has the “teeth” to deal with people implicated in major academy...

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John Dickens
News

Accounts reveal shocking financial mismanagement at defunct academy trust

A new report has exposed how an academy trust under investigation by the government has repeatedly breached finance rules...

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John Dickens
News

Former trust boss’s new private school closes after six months

A private school set up by the founder of a collapsed academy chain has closed six months after it...

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John Dickens