Repair grants fall again despite ‘collapsing’ school estate Concerns only schools with ‘most urgent condition need’ will receive repairs cash, as number of greenlit projects tumbles again
Rise in £200k academy trust CEOs as pay ‘stagnation’ ends Three more leaders now earn over £300,000, our annual investigation finds
Academy converters can’t get £25k grant if they become a SAT But trust body flags concern over capacity to manage ‘spike’ in applications before change comes into force
Teacher training top-up courses slashed as DfE cuts costs Funding to provide subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses cut to just five subjects from next month
Warning sounded as schools not ready to exit PFI deals Sector leaders fear schools will be left to ‘shoulder the storm’
Academy trust development statements boost decline of standalone schools Leaders fear smaller academy trusts ‘aren’t being allowed to grow’ in England’s left-behind areas
Keegan: ‘I’d have punched Ofsted inspector’ Education secretary makes claim after hearing about ‘rude’ inspectors at school
Trust rejects claims from head who resigned over ‘high’ top slice Heads tells parents in letter his ‘significant concerns’ over ‘how trust operates at its top levels’
CST calls for policy changes over ‘unsustainable’ parent complaints Academy body says rise in complaints is putting ‘significant pressure on school leaders’