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Just 35 per cent of schools that applied for condition improvement funding get cash
Catholic mega MAT set to become second biggest in England as bosses eye September launch
Average academy trust size now surpasses five schools as smaller trusts merge
Most trusts say money has been built up to fund construction projects or to shield from financial uncertainties
Reports are now 'outcomes' of investigations, as opposed to investigation reports
Who are the government's new improvement advisers, and how will they operate?
Unions are now demanding greater scrutiny over how trusts pool budgets, as schools await promised guidance
And another diocese tells governors they could only pass compliance checks with evidence they supported academisation
The ex-'orphan school' trust boss found not guilty on all seven counts he faced, following a trial at Leeds...