Academies

Ministers will miss 2030 MAT target, report warns

An NFER report warns white paper vision would need conversions at 'unprecedented' speed, threatening standards

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Hanson Academy: Turning around the school no-one wanted

Delta is overhauling a Bradford academy, but questions remain over the former 'orphan' school's 11-year wait for a sponsor

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

In short supply: Cover costs soar as teacher shortages and illness bite

Investigation: Schools sound the alarm as finances hit by education's shrinking workforce

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

DfE loses £10.3m in unclaimed free school VAT refunds

Department admits tax was not claimed back for nine trusts' free school projects by the HMRC deadline

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Free school meals change could add thousands to schools’ incomes

Leaders urged to help children previously ineligible due to their parents' immigration status register for support

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE ‘repurposes’ cash for £500m energy efficiency fund

Money promised for capital projects to improve energy efficiency is being funded from a DfE underspend

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

Speed read: DfE energy-saving tips and £500m funding rules

Schools told to do energy 'spot checks', and should spend new efficiency upgrade cash this financial year

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

School cuts campaign to focus on plight of special schools

Unions' website will refocus on the funding woes of special schools and post-16 institutions after claiming victory in the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Autumn statement school funding boost: What you need to know

Just how generous is the funding boost? And what about support with energy costs? Everything you need to know...

John Dickens
John Dickens