Academies

Teacher pay: The trailblazer schools already flexing TLR payments

MATs are already deviating from national pay and conditions to more 'fairly' reward part-time teachers for extra roles, as...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trust given ‘exceptional’ financial help over £6m deficit

Arthur Terry Learning Partnership blames economic landscape for its failure to balance budgets

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Biggest academy trust merger ever as diocese eyes new mega MATs

Diocese plans to move its 236 schools into five trusts, including one chain that will become second-largest in England

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Does Labour have an academies problem?

DfE officials mull letting councils open schools again as they tackle two-tier system

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

Under-fire Brighton trust reviews ‘excessive’ pooling policy

MAT launches 'comprehensive review' of financial plans and funding model after strikes over GAG pooling

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Trusts look to grow to weather falling rolls storm, survey suggests

One in seven CEOs eye retirement as 45% of trusts expect to grow and dip into reserves this year,...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Conflict questions as Labour moves to single regulator

Former official claims closing ESFA 'bad news for transparency and fairness', but others welcome the change

Jack Dyson
Freddie Whittaker
Academies, SEND

Schools look to SEND trusts over rising pupil need

Mainstream schools increasingly looking for 'specialist help' to deal with youngsters' needs

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Turnaround academy trust stops turnarounds (for now)

Outwood Grange moves away from 'central view' of education - and will even pause taking on the toughest schools

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson