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Confederation of School Trusts chief warns leaders must help ‘re-establish the social contract’ with parents

Less than half of multi-academy trusts are confident about their long-term finances, research shows

When this trust wanted to boost its staff wellbeing policies to aid retention and recruitment, it realised it had the perfect model at its fingertips

Schools keen to join a multi-academy trust should look at those that share their values rather than simply clubbing together with other schools of the same phase

Queen Street Group report reveals concerns over consistency of judgements

A long-standing trust CEO reflects on how the trust movement has evolved and the opportunities it has offered – and why the best years are yet to come

This week’s essential education news includes school support staff voting on a strike, teachers taking industrial action over workload, and the DfE planning to reboot teacher recruitment

A major project by the Centre for Education and Youth reveals work among local authorities and schools to support one another and share best practice across the sector

Small schools with fewer than 100 pupils are least likely to be in a trust – but are they the very schools most in need of academy support? Dan Worth investigates

New analysis comparing the Ofsted ratings of local authority schools and academies overlooks the reason why academy trusts were created in the first place, says the deputy of the Confederation of School Trusts

A new analysis of Ofsted ratings provides evidence for restoring councils’ right to build new schools, says the Local Government Association

Ofsted is now conducting summary evaluations of multi-academy trusts – but what do these involve? Astrea CEO Rowena Hackwood explains her trust’s experience