Academies

Council attempt to cut academies’ intake ‘absurd’, says MAT boss

CEO fears Labour reforms will give authorities hit by falling rolls more teeth to squeeze academy intakes

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trusts bid for £44m growth cash before scheme axed

More than 660 schools were involved in applications for the final window of the trust capacity and establishment and...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Revealed: The academy CEO pay premium

More than 60 CEOs earned over £200k, biggest-ever Schools Week executive pay investigation reveals

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy sector annual report: 7 key findings

Auditors sound warning over pension liabilities, while one trust paid out an exit package of at least £200k

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy trust walks away from merger with struggling chain

45-school MAT reveals the funding needed for a long-planned merger 'was not available', prompting fears trusts will become 'more...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

‘Carrying the responsibility of a trust is a 24-hour-a-day role’

Diversity, deprivation and tackling parents’ abuse of home education – Sian Hampton tells Jack Dyson about a life that...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Academy broke rules over head’s Botox and aromatherapy courses

Trust issued warning notice after probe found payments for 'luxury' hotel stays and 'excessive spending' on gifts, documents state

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Academies

Strikes threat over trust’s plan to extend school day past 2.30pm

Outwood Grange's proposal would bring teaching hours in line with national guidelines - but a union has threatened strike...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Lydia Chantler-Hicks
Academies

Pay and curriculum freedom reforms won’t affect us, say most CEOs

Survey findings seem to challenge narrative around Labour’s reforms - but few bosses are actually positive about changes, with...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson