Anglican academy trust broke own asbestos management plan and exposed pupils and staff to the substance, parents allege in official complaint

Revealed: Tom Bennett was categorised by the Northern Ireland government as “uniquely qualified” to advise it on school behaviour, and thus the position was not advertised

10 July 2026

“No application process” for advisory role, it admits in an FOI request. Plus: academy facing BBC scrutiny over its isolation room policies still seeing much higher suspension rates than when it opened; and union rep celebrates court victory.

England’s newly “local” multi-academy trust regime will see London-based chain setting up a branch in Yorkshire for the first time

8 July 2026

Ark Schools’ expansion into Pontefract seems to raise multiple questions. Plus: a historic admission by St Ralph Sherwin trustees points the way towards some otherwise obscure topslice figures; and the growing board-level influence of “Britain’s strictest headmaster”

“We can’t release the public cost of our inquiry, because whistleblowers would be blamed,” Catholic academy trust argues in response to FOI

6 July 2026

Nicholas Postgate Catholic Multi-Academy Trust also says its board did not have sight of report of what seems a substantive investigation, while also disclosing nearly £150,000 of settlements featuring Non-Disclosure Agreements over four years.

A property developer or an educationist? Influential academy trust chief executive and chair answers questions over related companies

2 July 2026

Helen Stevenson, who co-founded a company which recruits academy chief executives and other senior leaders, is now leading one trust herself as CEO and another as chair. Education Uncovered investigated the links between her companies, including one which has bought up properties in Liverpool to fund her and her husband’s pension.