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We must change the ‘fat cat’ narrative of anti-academies groups, says CST

Academy trust leaders need to find their voice and seize control of the narrative from pressure groups such as...

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Shock £1m deficit at trust where ousted CEO got £25k bonus

An academy trust unknowingly ran up a £1 million deficit while its now-ousted boss was paid a £25,000 bonus,...

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Reformed BTECs still produce higher grades than A-levels

Pupils still get higher marks in reformed BTECs than in A-levels – but the gap has closed, new analysis...

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Academy CEO still ‘absent’ as whistleblower probe continues

An academy boss who has been absent from his own trust since April after threatening to “deal with” a...

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Financial warning for trust that ‘cannot identify’ its own trustees

A struggling academy trust that cannot “accurately” identify its members and trustees has been told it must improve its...

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Pay freezes and cuts as academy executive pay comes under scrutiny

Academy trust bosses have taken five-figure pay cuts, with others agreeing to a salary freeze, after government attempts to...

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Schools invited to bid to deliver third wave of T-levels

Schools can now bid to deliver T-levels in the third year of their roll-out, the Department for Education has...

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Harford on shortened key stage 3: ‘It’s not the years – it’s the mileage’

Ofsted’s national director for education has insisted the inspectorate has “no preferred length” of key stage three, claiming “it’s...

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Pay rise means Holland Park head gets £270k to run one school

One of the best paid academy chiefs in the country has received yet another pay rise and is now...

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