Organisation representing school partnerships says DfE has no vision for “forcing” schools into academy status

Collision of DfE vision of “local” academy trusts with their geographically-spread reality exposed in new analysis

11 June 2026

Five academy chains are each spread across more than half of England’s 10 regions, with the largest having schools in 38 local authorities, Education Uncovered’s probe reveals.

Nuffield-funded research paper on England’s school accountability system appears riddled with errors

9 June 2026

Analysis by this website reveals multiple apparent mistakes, references which appear not to support the claims made and sentences which seem lacking in clarity, in a paper which may be a case study in the dangers of over-relying on AI. However, UCL, under whose banner it was jointly published, has defended it.

Academy trust facing strike action over “fire and rehire” move against lowly-paid teaching assistants – while questions emerge over its accounts

5 June 2026

The Compass Learning Partnership seems to be calculating the reserves it holds in an unusual way, with perhaps big implications for those on the front line.

Chief executive of England’s most indebted academy chain said to have moved to Scotland, and offered his services as a drummer to a band

5 June 2026

Latest twist in saga of St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust comes with two of its school chairs of governors having gone public with emails expressing no confidence in the leadership, with nine Labour MPs also raising concerns.