Academies

Council ditches ‘forced’ academisation plan as Zahawi softens stance

Tory-led Swindon had proposed to convert all schools to academies by 2025 before a U-turn

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Academy CEOs earn £127k on average, and men get £15k more

New benchmarking tool sheds more light on executive pay in the academies sector

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Nominations open for RSC adviser elections

The DfE wants more academy chiefs from under-represented backgrounds to run for election as advisers to regional schools commissioners

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

LA schools left out of new ministers’ travel plans

Fifty-five per cent of schools visited by new ministers so far have been academies

James Carr
James Carr
Academies

Zahawi won’t set ‘arbitrary deadline’ for academy ambition

Education secretary faces calls for clarity over academies plans

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Another RSC job up for grabs as Sue Baldwin stands down

RSC is the 12th to stand down since the roles were created

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Multi-academy trust drive in danger of hitting the buffers

Survey shows lack of appetite among maintained schools and single-academy trusts

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

Academy CEO pay ‘name and shame’ policy under review

Freedom of information request reveals ESFA is looking at its approach on pay

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Academies

There can be no reverse gear on academy freedoms

A growing body of policies and recommendations threaten to curtail the very purpose of academy trusts just when the...

JL Dutaut
MICHAEL PAIN