Khalsa Academies News Today

Ofsted has claimed it is 'impossible' for schools to game every part of an inspection after a series of reports of staff trying to mislead inspectors

Atam Academy in Chadwell Heath has seen its Ofsted rating slump from 'outstanding' to 'requires improvement'.

Amritpal Singh Maan, a philanthropist who has provided over 200,000 meals to those in need since the COVID-19 pandemic began, has been awarded OBE in recognition for his services to charity and community.

Former trust boss took three staff on holiday during term time after allegations that one accessed porn on a school device, High Court ruling reveals

In Redbridge there are currently 12 Ofsted rated outstanding secondary schools, including those which are part of all-through schools.

Atam Academy is located on the New City College campus in Chadwell Heath The trust running a Redbridge academy school has accused Redbridge Council of “conspiring” with former staff in an attempt to dismantle it. Khalsa Academies Trust (KAT) runs Atam Academy in Chadwell Heath, plus schools in Wolverhampton and Buckinghamshire, and says the council wants the school to become independent of the wider trust. In February last year, council leader Cllr Jas Athwal joined parents protesting...

“We continue to believe that the energies of Khalsa Academies Trust are best directed to securing rapid improvement and demonstrating that they are an organisation that is fit to deliver the best educational outcomes for children and young people.” Atam Academy has Ofsted’s highest Outstanding rating but, following a visit in November, inspector Mark Smith wrote to the school that its safeguarding is “not effective”, adding: “Trust leaders do not have a good enough grasp of safegua...