Academies

Revealed: DfE’s ‘cluster takeover’ plan to boost big academy trusts

Officials draw up proposals to help leading trusts expand into new regions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Councils should ‘trigger’ academy takeovers, says largest trust boss

But United Learning chief says local authorities should not run their own trusts, and calls for more intervention of...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Academies

Ministers ratchet up scrutiny of academy trusts’ reserves

Trusts say the crackdown disincentivises long-term school rebuilding planning

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

New £100k grants for ‘strong’ trusts to take on top-rated schools

The cash will help trusts build improvement capacity by taking on 'capacity giver' schools as part of £86m fund

John Dickens
John Dickens
Academies

Spin-off academy trusts can solve rural school dilemma, say LAs

Council plans seen by Schools Week will boost ministers’ hopes for 'orphan' schools

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Half of trusts ‘against central pooling’ of school budgets

A small poll suggests MAT leaders value centralised funding but are wary of deterring potential new trust schools

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

DfE goes shy on ‘try before you buy’ academy deals

The government has quietly slashed funding for trust partnerships, unveiled only last year to revive its multi-academy trust drive

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

ESFA ‘sorry’ as academy trust handbook issued days before taking effect

With a caretaker government in power, the 2022 academy handbook includes only limited changes

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

DfE signs off Holland Park move to United Learning despite legal battle

The scandal-hit standalone academy will join the country's largest trust, but a union vowed to continue its legal battle

Tom Belger
Tom Belger