Ministers face another 拢500k loss on failed 拢35m free school Parkfield also says it 鈥榗an鈥檛 compete鈥� with a newer free school, laying bare problems with government鈥檚 flagship policy
1,300 teacher trainees to miss out on axed top-up courses Desperate trainees have been left in tears after struggling to secure a place, course providers said
NPQs: Trusts reveal viability fears after courses slashed Leaders fear cash-strapped schools which miss out on free NPQs will be unable to afford the training
PFI expiry warning as Stoke schools hit with 20% fee rise Schools face six-figure bills as leaders urge sector to take lessons from England’s biggest PFI exit
The 8 funding streams for new trusts or those looking to grow鈥� Schools Week’s explainer on the extra funding available to trusts, what it is for and how much is available
Transparency calls over secret 拢200m academy trust handouts Investigation into extra cash available to trusts finds half not open to applications, and one has no public presence at all
Village primary gets a second 鈥榞olden ticket鈥� to deck out its new home The small school has been handed the keys to a 400-capacity building after a planned free school was abandoned
Birmingham withdraws schools from 拢100m IT system Heads were unable to make financial plans as glitches left them waiting months to learn the size of their budgets
Councils still paying PFI bills for closed schools (but some can鈥檛 talk about it) Investigation exposes ongoing complexities of PFI deals, use of gagging clauses and how the DfE paid off contracts in early academy days