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17 April 2026

Author: John Dickens

Top chief executives reveal what makes a successful academy trust

Chief executives of the country’s top-performing academy chains have revealed their secrets of success, which include having a strong vision, promoting high expectations and being more controlling. A flurry of publications over the past seven days have revealed the best and worst performing academy trusts according to how much value they add to the performance […]

Nick Timothy leaves New Schools Network for Number 10 role

Theresa May’s leadership campaign manager Nick Timothy has been released from his director role at the New Schools Network to take up a post at Number 10, it has been announced today. Trustees of the government-funded charity, which promotes and helps set up free schools, have released Timothy from his post with immediate effect. Timothy […]

PFI costs scupper Staffordshire academy takeover 鈥� despite DfE鈥檚 拢1.5m deal offer

An Ofsted-rated outstanding Staffordshire academy has pulled out of taking over a struggling school because of its costly private finance initiative (PFI) contract, despite being offered an “unprecedented” £1.5 million sponsorship sweetener. Governors at St Joseph’s college, Stoke-on-Trent, have backed out of the planned sponsorship of nearby Birches Head academy after deciding the financial risks […]

DfE school land company plans finalised

The Department for Education (DfE) has finalised the formation of an “arm’s length” private company to buy and develop sites for new free schools. Schools Week can reveal senior officials at the DfE have signed off  plans to establish the PropCo, which will be called LocatEd. The company will take over the responsibility from the […]

Executive Headteachers: what鈥檚 in a name?

The government does not know how many executive headteachers are actually working in academies, a new report has claimed, raising concerns over how it will meet future demand for up to 6,000 more senior leaders. Executive Headteachers: what’s in a name? found “limitations” with how the government records executive heads in the school workforce census. […]

DfE heading for 拢180m overspend in Priority School Building Programme, report reveals

The government is heading for an £180 million overspend on just one phase of a major school rebuilding project – with warnings of delays in delivering its multi-billion pound scheme. The cabinet office has published details of all its major projects today, which included an annual update on the progress of the Department for Education’s […]

Gove eliminated from Conservative party leadership contest

Former education secretary Michael Gove has been eliminated from the Conservative leadership race today. Gove, backed by education secretary Nicky Morgan, has been knocked out of the leadership contest after persuading just 46 MPs to support his bid. That leaves home secretary Theresa May, who secured 199 votes, and Andrea Leadsom, who won 84, to […]

Nicky Morgan confirms Spielman choice for Ofsted chief inspector

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has confirmed she will press ahead with plans to appoint Amanda Spielman as chief inspector of Ofsted. Morgan announced her intentions in a scathing letter to education select committee chair Neil Carmichael, published this afternoon. It follows the committee recommending Spielman is rejected for the role, saying she “lacked passion” and […]

DfE multi-academy trust league tables: Who are the best and worst performers?

The Department for Education has today published its own “league tables” for multi-academy trusts, fulfilling a manifesto pledge and promises by ministers for more transparency over the academies programme. The publication of the data confirms a series of earlier analysis by experts that shows there are large differences between the performance of academy chains. For […]