Academies

Union ballots teachers on biggest academy trust strikes

The NEU is polling members across the Harris Federation on proposed walkouts over working conditions

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Brighton trust to close after ‘GAG pooling’ controversy

MAT at centre of first 'GAG pooling' strikes will transfer schools to other trusts

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

MPs demand answers over academy probe transparency rowback

Public accounts committee 'concerned' decision to publish investigation summaries 'hinders transparency'

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

Labour’s ‘act of vandalism’ bill risks pay cuts for 20k teachers, claim Tories

Critics of Labour's academy freedom reforms pile in as schools bill set to be debated by MPs

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Loss of academy freedoms could harm improvement of toughest schools – CST boss

Leora Cruddas also says government 'must help us put a stop to all attempts by those who seek to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Children’s wellbeing bill to enact sweeping academies reform

Draft law would let councils open schools again, end automatic academisation of failing settings and make academies follow national...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Brighton academy trust ditches controversial 20% GAG-pool

Trust rocked by strikes 'committed to ending' GAG pooling policy, as it opts to top-slice instead

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trusts offer schools £25k ‘golden hellos’ as DfE grant dropped

The government will scrap grants to aid schools convert to academy status in the new year

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Don’t rush to create biblical MATs, Catholic dioceses told

All but one of the 19 English Catholic dioceses are pursuing trust growth plans

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson