Brighton academy trust ditches controversial 20% GAG-pool Trust rocked by strikes ‘committed to ending’ GAG pooling policy, as it opts to top-slice instead
Academy trusts offer schools £25k ‘golden hellos’ as DfE grant dropped The government will scrap grants to aid schools convert to academy status in the new year
20% rise in council primaries in deficit, but secondaries improve slightly New data shows primary and special schools hit hardest by cuts – as the proportion of LA-run schools in deficit hits record levels
Cost-cutter founder loses out on £7 million contract Institute of School Business Leaders will no longer be responsible for supplying the money-saving experts
LocatED: £40k bonus for DfE’s property company boss Latest accounts show £210k-a-year CEO received the bonus in performance-related pay in 2023-24
Don’t rush to create biblical MATs, Catholic dioceses told All but one of the 19 English Catholic dioceses are pursuing trust growth plans
Wage rises needed to attract 6,500 teachers would cost £7bn Government would need to hike salaries by 10% for the next three years if relying on wage boosts alone to meet target
What’s in a name? Rodillian academy trust rebrands as Resilience Trust that fell foul of academy rules under former CEO becomes latest to change its name
Academy trust merger decision due (despite CEO already running the other chain) Delta boss Paul Tarn took over Coast and Vale Learning Trust as chief executive in April