Revealed: The winners of RSC advisory board elections Results were delayed by more than two months, after a mid-election boundary review
Catholic trust pilot in disarray after academy U-turn and pay gaffe The DfE faces calls to apologise after a legal challenge halted its academisation push with Hallam diocese, whose schools also saw funding delayed
DfE cancels 19 academy orders after legal challenge Ministers U-turn after signing off academy orders for Catholic Hallam diocese schools without governor approval
DfE ‘pauses’ diocese academy drive after legal challenge Unions have challenged the DfE’s decision to approve Catholic Diocese of Hallam conversions before governing bodies had voted
Let schools quit trusts and create super-regulator to complete academisation, ministers told Ex-adviser also calls for ‘range of new powers’ for councils under fully-academised system
Unions launch legal action against DfE over diocese conversions Unions claim DfE rules have been ‘abused or ignored’ to help the Diocese of Hallam academise all its school
Legal threats and governor revolts: Inside the mass academisation of Catholic schools The Catholic MAT drive boosts the DfE’s flagging academy agenda, and dioceses say schools are reaping rewards – but rapid growth and resistance spell danger
‘Discrimination’: Small trusts denied two-thirds of repairs cash One school has seen six bids to replace a dilapidated classroom rejected, sparking claims rural schools are at a disadvantage
Raid on school budgets next year as £41m council grants axed Councils warn school improvement services and maintained schools face a financial hit, with grant cuts expected to incentivise more academy conversions