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MPs have begun an inquiry into Ofsted’s work with schools – here are six highlights from the first evidence session

Vice-chair of the Confederation of School Trusts, Rory Blackwell, will act as interim chair while the process to find a replacement is ongoing

The DfE is looking at producing subregional plans for areas such as London, setting out how it expects trusts to grow, a regional director has revealed

This week’s essential education news includes a warning that teaching is becoming a ‘military tour of duty’, Sunak’s plan for a new qualification and worries about MAT finances

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