Cost-cutters’ savings ‘won’t compensate’ for inadequate funding DfE advisers identified £400m of potential cuts last year, but although schools cut more, they could still only implement a fraction of the suggested savings
Investment areas scheme binned by Labour Tory levelling-up programme to get more cash into left-behind areas canned
‘Unacceptable’ pension valuation waits spark legal battle Divorced teachers ‘left in limbo’ as they endure months-long waits for vital TPS documents
Academy trust will press on with pension change despite government ‘threats’ England’s biggest MAT to go ahead with controversial plan to offer less generous pensions in return for higher salaries
Council attempt to cut academies’ intake ‘absurd’, says MAT boss CEO fears Labour reforms will give authorities hit by falling rolls more teeth to squeeze academy intakes
200 schools to get solar panels in £80m green project Rollout to be completed in 12 months as government predicts savings of £25k per school
Ofsted mulls asking schools to rate inspectors Watchdog begins work to ‘explore commissioning an independent survey to ask professionals…for their views on Ofsted’s culture’
Academy trusts bid for £44m growth cash before scheme axed More than 660 schools were involved in applications for the final window of the trust capacity and establishment and growth funds