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Major academy trusts’ rate of spending on auditors is seven times that of largest local authorities, DfE and council data suggest
Stricken academy trust’s accounts still not published – three months after government rules say they had to have been
Deficit at large academy trust swells by more than £1 million in a year as continued existence depends on government loans
Pay of CEO of trust which asked for extra cash from the government rises at least 15% to approach £200k
Cuckoo Hall trust abandons “stage not age” ability group teaching-as accounts reveal its CEO pay rose at least 16 per cent last year
Exclusive: Three leaders of collapsed chain of primary schools were paid nearly £500,000 between them in 2017-18
Large academy chains warn again about funding pressures
Revealed: vast differences between spending of largest academy chains on senior management
Rolling news blog, week of June 11th
Head’s £185k salary deemed “questionable” by official auditors
Pay package of financially troubled trust’s former CEO rose at least five per cent last year
Exclusive: academy trust has paid £1.6 million in four years for services of married couple running it
High-paying Harris Federation spent £12m more than it received in income, accounts reveal
Beleaguered academy chain WCAT paid out more than £1m on staff “restructuring”
