Academies

Academy trusts drive suspensions in areas DfE wants them to cut rates

Findings spark calls for government to rethink 'naïve' trust development statements

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Sheffield parents fight academy order as transparency rows reignited

DfE wants to transfer King Edward VII School to the Brigantia Learning Trust

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Ofsted praises MAT’s ‘life-changing improvements’ after damning report

Northern Education Trust becomes first MAT for seven years to have a second Ofsted summary evaluation

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Trust to give up ‘coasting’ schools as first intervention published

Government had concerns over Eastern MAT's 'capacity to deliver rapid and sustained improvements' given its Ofsted 'track record' this...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

DfE plots academy trust expansions and mergers across England

New 'trust development statements' reveal ministers' plan to shake up school structures across England

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

REAch2 centralisation plans put on hold by unions

Dispute over funding proposals referred to independent mediator amid fears over 57 jobs

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Ministers boost academy trust expansion cash

DfE sets out criteria for its latest trust capacity funding round

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Academies

Ministers target groups of failing academies in regulation crackdown

Review pledges to explore 'greater use' of intervention powers to tackle underperformance in academy trusts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Academy regulation review: What schools need to know

The review was launched in June last year to 'future proof' the role of academy trusts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth