Digging around in the undergrowth of schools reform in England Warwick Mansell's news and analysis site
“Public interest” means government advice on mask-wearing in schools must be kept secret, says Department for Education
DfE keeping secret the job titles of hundreds of academy staff on six-figure salaries
Could other schools be at threat after DfE described two-form entry model of secondary sections of two free schools as “unviable”?
Is our school going to close? DfE: we’ve told the academy trust what the decision is and they’ll tell you in due course
Government required incoming trust to launch review, on grounds of “financial viability”, which may close secondary sections of three small former Steiner academies
Thomas Telford case underlines desperate need for more transparency over senior leadership pay in academies sector
Yet more evidence that Headteacher Board system is failing on transparency
DfE handed £38 million in loans to academy trusts, including £5m to now-stricken chain, FOI data reveal
Rolling news blog, week of November 26th
More than 300 schools’ futures decided in private since Damian Hinds’ pledge to open up the system
Redacted email shows financial “shortfall” facing school as it joined a multi-academy trust
Regional Schools Commissioner “transparency” lurches from farce to farce
Charter schools system “more open than academies” on decision-making
DfE keeps details of its academy board meetings private
Future Academies rated 1/10
