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Strike action on the ballot at Harris Federation primary, controversially academised last term
“Clear” that multi-academy trust should have been paying tax on its phonics product income, accounting expert states
Did teachers at one controversial Astrea academy have to miss lessons to be on site at an Ofsted inspection at another?
Revealed: the academy trust leader whose pay has trebled in 10 years
Pay of leader of England’s largest multi-academy trust rose by up to 15 per cent last academic year
Academy trust which has generated income of more than £12m from phonics product starts “investigation into its tax status”
Church schools lead stampede to academy status ahead of deadline
Biggest-ever strike against the practices of a multi-academy trust looms
Almost one in 10 teachers at some of England’s largest academy chains are unqualified, new analysis reveals
“I feel like a performing monkey:” staff survey at Astrea academy lifts lid on concerns about professional autonomy and alleged “culture of fear”
Privatisation of two primary schools called off in face of community campaign
Outgoing multi-academy trust chief executive received six-figure sum for single term’s work
Outline of new “report card” structure for schools set out by England’s chief inspector
Ofsted inspector, chairing academy trust, led inspections of schools less than five miles away
Conservatives try to block new law on school support staff pay and conditions from applying to academies
New children’s wellbeing and schools bill aims to bring to an end decades of high-profile academy freedoms
Beleaguered chain of free schools appoints new interim CEO and announces “partnership” with local academy trust
No links to the Cayman Islands, says academy trust’s leader. But its “sponsor” is registered there, published accounts state