Big Education trust consults on merging with Oasis A pioneering three-school trust in London plans to merge with one of the country’s biggest MATs. Their leaders explain how it could work
EPI chief executive Natalie Perera to leave think tank for AQA role Former government adviser to take up chief external affairs and communications officer role for England’s largest exam board
‘Embarrassing’: AI attendance reports suspended days after launch Leaders report inaccuracies in new attendance target scheme launched last week by government
School鈥檚 intake cut blocked despite 拢2m deficit fear Watchdog rejects plan despite admitting the change could help the academy ‘attract more students’
Ormiston trust gives up founding school The academy chain plans to hand the school over to a trust ‘with strong local presence and capacity’
DfE looks to reduce MIS 鈥榣egal risk鈥� amid 拢200m turf war Officials have launched a consultation on how they can simplify the process of buying the software
鈥楽avings platform鈥� plan to help schools get better reserve returns Government thinks vision will ease school funding woes by ‘unlocking’ the sector’s ‘substantial reserves’
Appoint staff contact for uniform issues, schools told New guidance also suggests rules banning ‘visible logos’ on PE kit to reduce ‘pressure to wear designer gear’
鈥楾he best-kept secret in education鈥�: Hobby on his new TKAT vocation Halfway through his tour of the trust鈥檚 45 schools, Hobby reveals what challenges await him in his new role