Ministers eye new ‘spot checks’ to monitor playing field sell-offs Government reveals new measures ‘under consideration’ to check land sale conditions have been met
Academy commissioner costs soar by 40% after restructure Teams now cost more than £3,000 for each of England’s academies
CST outlines 4 reforms for ‘fairer’ school funding Academy body calls for SEND cash through the national funding formula, a policy premium and new private finance building scheme
Big MATs have highest teacher turnover, EPI finds Large trusts have highest levels of teacher turnover and are better-off, report reveals
Schools face £1bn funding hit over falling rolls, report suggests Think tank warns of ‘imminent challenges to financial health of schools’ amid falling rolls crisis
Council launches AP review after girl left without education for months Ombudsman found Essex Council ‘disregarded’ its responsibilities for girl waiting for support
Lack of ‘capacity-givers’ forces small academy trust into merger Coast and Vale Learning Trust was told by the DfE it would not be allowed to take on any more schools in deficit
Academy trusts: From growing pains to gains As more leaders consider growth, what do we know about how to do this well?
GAG pooling transparency calls as trust takes 20% from schools ‘Schools within the trust are having significant amounts of income retained centrally’