Digging around in the undergrowth of schools reform in England Warwick Mansell's news and analysis site
Membership of government’s English Hubs Council remains an official mystery
DfE sets out in detail its reasons for cloaking academy decision-making in secrecy. But legal tribunal rejects them.
DfE again blocks release of any statistics and names of schools involved in its trial of sell-offs of education sites for housing
DfE says it can provide no details on schools taking part in land sell-off pilot…even though officials said five months ago that sites had been “selected”
School takes five months to release key decision-making document in controversial academisation, following “misunderstanding” of information rules
Academy trust “failed to provide parents with full set of trust board meeting minutes”, as required by its constitution
DfE’s “monthly” academies database updated only twice in eight months
Stricken academy trust’s accounts still not published – three months after government rules say they had to have been
Ofsted now won’t name members of its new subject advisory groups until their work has finished
25 people earning £150k or higher not named in academy trusts’ accounts
DfE fails to meet pledge to National Audit Office to publish free schools costs by end of 2018
National Audit Office refuses to release capital costs of individual free school projects
Regional Schools Commissioner “transparency” lurches from farce to farce
Exclusive: DfE fails to update Regional Schools Commissioner register of interests for almost a year
DfE rated 1/10 on free school capital spending disclosures
Ofqual rated 4/10
Future Academies rated 1/10
