Academies

Academy trust in union row over £1.5m support staff ‘back pay’

United Learning slams 'untrue' Unison accusations it is 'withholding pay'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Oasis Community Learning CEO John Murphy to step down

Leader of one of England's largest trusts leaves to pursue 'a range of projects across the education sector'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

DfE fleshes out new academy trust quality descriptors

Government hopes guidance 'represents clear and ambitious vision for sector'

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

School that overturned academy order will join a trust

Yew Tree Primary won a judicial review against forced academisation in 2021, costing tens of thousands of pounds

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Academies

Tom Rees named as new CEO of Ormiston Academies Trust

Former headteacher and Ambition Institute director announced as new MAT boss

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
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