Academies

Academy could transfer to fourth trust in a decade

Figures obtained by Schools Week reveal more than 50 schools have been run by three different trusts

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Welcome to the academy trust merger era

New analysis of government figures shows 2,460 trusts were running schools in October, down by 100 or 3.9% year...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

No need to rush into trusts, governance expert tells schools

National Governance Association chief says it's still up to 'good' or 'outstanding' schools whether to join MATs

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

£18m academy growth cash ‘shows coasting double standard’

New rules enable government to force schools with two consecutive less-than-good inspections into new trusts

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Minister admits ‘transparency’ needed over academy transfers and conversion

MATs and academy-sceptics alike are likely to welcome more transparency about why schools get transferred to particular trusts

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

UTC chief eyes new institutions and wants ‘sleeves’ in secondary schools

‘The latest evidence points to us going in the right direction’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Academies

Swedish for-profit free school experiment fails to make grade

Provider of state-funded private schools that inspired Michael Gove withdraws from UK market and its only school in England

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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