An academy trust whose government trouble-shooter boss resigned in mysterious circumstances last year has reported “weaknesses” in expenditure and “overuse of petty cash”. Sarah Gillett, chief executive of Ace Schools Multi Academy Trust, was suspended from her post in May
‘I worry about the number of black boys excluded in London’, says Ofsted director
An Ofsted director said the watchdog needs to do more to help black boys in London, adding he “worries about the number excluded and off-rolled”. Mike Sheridan, Ofsted’s London regional director, made the comments today during a keynote speech at
Tributes paid after death of PiXL founder Sir John Rowling
Tributes have been paid to the founder of school improvement network PiXL, Sir John Rowling, after his death yesterday. The organisation said today Rowling died after a short illness, adding his vision of “a ‘better future and brighter hope’ for
We must change the ‘fat cat’ narrative of anti-academies groups, says CST
Academy trust leaders need to find their voice and seize control of the narrative from pressure groups such as the Anti-Academies Alliance, a lobby group for chains has said. In a new paper, the Confederation of School Trusts, which represents
DfE to finally roll out free sanitary products scheme next week
All schools and colleges in England will finally be able to access free sanitary products from Monday, as part of a “fully funded” government scheme to tackle period poverty. They will be able to order a range of options, including
Secondary school league tables delayed over missing re-mark results
The publication of key stage four performance tables and statistics will be delayed by two weeks after a “significant number” of “key” re-mark results were omitted from the data. Neil McIvor, the Department for Education’s chief statistician, announced on the
CEO’s £200k salary ‘epitomised’ trust’s financial failures
An academy trust that paid its former executive principal almost £200,000 a year while it had a £1.3 million deficit has been criticised by Ofsted over the state of its finances. The watchdog said challenges at the Heath Family (North
Reformed BTECs still produce higher grades than A-levels
Pupils still get higher marks in reformed BTECs than in A-levels – but the gap has closed, new analysis shows. But research from FFT Education Datalab shows many schools and colleges are still delivering the old BTEC qualifications, even though
Shock £1m deficit at trust where ousted CEO got £25k bonus
An academy trust unknowingly ran up a £1 million deficit while its now-ousted boss was paid a £25,000 bonus, new documents reveal. Financial accounts for the Holy Family Catholic Multi-Academy Trust have shed further light on the details surrounding the
AET warned over standards at another of its schools
One of the country’s biggest academy trusts has been warned over standards at another of its schools following concerns about pupils safety and teaching quality. The Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) received a minded to terminate letter regarding Four Dwellings Primary