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20 April 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

ATT chief executive broke rules over chair sacking, EFA investigation finds

An academy boss who claimed for a luxury car lease on expenses has now been criticised by the government for breaching funding rules after removing his trust’s chair. The Education Funding Agency (EFA) says Ian Cleland, the chief executive and accounting officer at the Academies Transformation Trust (ATT), failed to manage the “inherent conflict of interest” when he removed Stephen […]

May’s adviser leading ministers ‘by the nose’ over grammars, former deputy PM claims

Ministers are being “led by the nose” over ending the ban on grammar schools by the prime minister’s chief adviser Nick Timothy, the former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has claimed. During a forceful speech in parliament this afternoon, the former Liberal Democrat leader said he had been told there was “one un-elected political apparatchik in Number […]

Nicky Morgan, Nick Clegg and Lucy Powell to lead grammar schools debate

Three political opponents will lead a debate on social mobility this afternoon after joining forces to fight the government’s plans to open new grammar schools. Nicky Morgan, the former education secretary, Lucy Powell, the former shadow education secretary and Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister and Liberal Democrat leader have secured the debate, due […]

Your quick-and-easy guide to the new ‘National Education Union’

Members of the National Union of Teachers and Association of Teachers and Lecturers have voted to form a new organisation – the National Education Union. The new union will officially come into being on September 1 of this year. The vote has been described as “historic”, with significant ramifications for schools and those who work […]

NUT and ATL members vote to form new ‘super union’

Members of the National Union of Teachers and Association of Teachers and Lecturers have voted to form a new “super union”. The National Education Union, which is expected to have a membership of more than 450,000 and will be the biggest education union in Europe, will officially come into being in September this year. Official talks […]

Unions demand more school cash as IFS warns of funding formula uncertainty

The leaders of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, National Union of Teachers and National Association of Head Teachers have written to the prime minister today to demand additional school funding. The intervention comes on the final day of a consultation on plans for a new national funding formula, which seeks to address historic regional […]

GCSE and A level exam appeals drop by a quarter

Appeals against GCSE and A level results have fallen by almost a quarter, the exams regulator Ofqual has said. The watchdog has published its annual statistical release on appeals for GCSE and A level exams for the 2016 summer exam series. Ofqual says 355 appeals relating to the qualification grades of 6,649 pupils, were submitted in […]

Today’s education questions in parliament: 3 things we learned

MPs grilled Justine Greening, the education secretary, plus her ministerial team, in the House of Commons this afternoon. Funding and grammar schools dominated the agenda, with a few other interesting issues coming out in their answers. Here’s what we learned… 1. The new schools white paper will be out ‘in the coming weeks’ Speculation is mounting […]

Senior figures resign at David Ross Education Trust – including David Blunkett

Former education secretary David Blunkett has resigned as chair of the David Ross Education Trust, one of England’s largest academy chains, with several other senior figures including the chief executive. Company documents show that Lord Blunkett, chair of the trust since 2015, stepped down in January. Schools Week has also learned that the trust’s chief […]