Academies

The schools that fought off academy orders

Ministers have U-turned on forced academisation more than 50 times since 2016

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies, ASCL Conference

Academy trust body instructed top lawyer over schools bill

Producing bill before regulatory review was completed was 'huge legislative error', says CST chief Leora Cruddas

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Biggest primary trust plans to take control of its schools’ funding

REAch2 said GAG pooling would allow 'strategic' decisions and 'solidarity', but unions fear dozens of job cuts and want...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

The return of academy trust league tables: what do they tell us?

Government publishes trust performance data for the first time in three years

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

MAT finance awards winners revealed

Awards celebrate and showcase the work of school finance professionals

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

ASCL President on why she’s quitting headship

Sleepless nights caused by not enough staff to cover classes has been the final straw for Evelyn Forde. After...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies

Lilac Sky trust founder Averre-Beeson banned from running schools

Two leaders of collapsed trust barred seven years after government intervention, and with investigation report STILL not published

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

DfE ditches two key academy proposals

White paper policies including 2030 academisation target and plans for council spin-off MATs have been dropped

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

Oasis gives up Isle of Sheppey academy where most pupils absent

School with four below-'good' ratings in a row will become the first to ever leave England's sixth-largest trust

Tom Belger
Tom Belger