Academies

Oasis gives up Isle of Sheppey academy where most pupils absent

School with four below-'good' ratings in a row will become the first to ever leave England's sixth-largest trust

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

ESFA ‘sorry’ as academy trust handbook issued days before taking effect

With a caretaker government in power, the 2022 academy handbook includes only limited changes

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

AET risks losing academy over AP failures and discrimination

Ofsted said prominent trust's school failed to do necessary checks on AP settings or whether pupils attended, risking harm

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

DfE reveals trust leaders advising on review of academy regulation

Two-thirds of the advisory group represent academy trusts, with the DfE planning the regulatory overhaul despite a climbdown over...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

How turnaround trust plans to fix ‘orphan’ school problem

The St Joseph CMAT's chief executive compared its task to a 'mission to Mars', but the pilot could spark...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Ofsted

Holland Park parents now threaten to sue Ofsted in MAT battle

They claim school's 'inadequate' judgment is 'intended to drive through' plans to join United Learning

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Holland Park staff and parents take MAT fight to High Court

The NEU is backing parents' bid to stop the standalone academy joining United Learning, claiming consultation was flawed

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies, Covid

MATs gain schools and record cash boost amid Covid

Academies boasted record levels of spare cash and continued to expand amid the pandemic, Kreston's annual benchmarking report shows

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Tom Belger
Academies

Academy avoids rebrokering threat until third ‘inadequate’ rating

The leeway given to Nuneaton Academy raised eyebrows, with other academies and maintained schools facing swifter intervention

Tom Belger
Tom Belger