Academisation News Today

Thinktank IPPR, known to influence Labour policy, sets out proposals for three-tier improvement policy and a removal of one-word Ofsted grades

The government has revived a law change from its scrapped schools bill, removing a 'significant barrier' to the academisation of church schools

The Watford UTC will be the 13th university technical college to shut, in a fresh blow for the programme

An NFER report warns white paper vision would need conversions at 'unprecedented' speed, threatening standards

Delta is overhauling a Bradford academy, but questions remain over the former 'orphan' school's 11-year wait for a sponsor

The Queen Street Group has doubled in size as it vows to champion diverse trust voices and help more women into top jobs

MATs and academy-sceptics alike are likely to welcome more transparency about why schools get transferred to particular trusts

The government has quietly slashed funding for trust partnerships, unveiled only last year to revive its multi-academy trust drive

Only a third of councils which applied are likely to be able to join the pilot launching their own trusts

Two-thirds of the advisory group represent academy trusts, with the DfE planning the regulatory overhaul despite a climbdown over its schools bill