Digging around in the undergrowth of schools reform in England Warwick Mansell's news and analysis site
Reinstate powers for individual school governing bodies, urges NEU with Academies Enterprise Trust central charges still under spotlight
Revealed: the covert £20 million payments by schools to head office of one of England’s largest academy chains
Mystery of Academies Enterprise Trust’s £1,000+ per pupil costs
Major academy trust spends nearly £600,000 on “golden goodbyes” for staff – and chromebooks for thousands of pupils, as it vows to move away from “traditional ‘one size fits all’ education”
Number of £150k-plus employees at Academies Enterprise Trust doubles in a year
Academy “sponsors” Ross and Nash make total of £325,000 in pre-election donations to the Conservative Party
Academy chain poised to cut support staff jobs at one of its largest schools – despite £16m cash injection from government
Rolling news blog, week of September 16th
Rolling news blog, week of April 29th
Revealed: “exceptional” £150k-plus salaries are nearly ubiquitous for leaders of England’s 20 largest academy trusts
Fresh questions likely over AET’s record after three of its schools fail inspections
Record of Academies Enterprise Trust under scrutiny
Transfer date for academy chain’s schools still unknown
