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
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