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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

DfE behaviour tsar Tom Bennett has criticised Ofsted for suggesting suspensions and exclusions were too high in a multi-academy trust report

Multi-academy trust bosses share concerns with the department’s Regions Group chief as he sets out how new academisation decision-making process will work

We take you through ÌÇÐÄVlog’ biggest stories, most important analyses and most read teaching and learning articles of the past academic year

New Academy Trust handbook has doubled the threshold for deals that need prior government approval from £20,000 to £40,000

New guidance has revealed how the DfE’s regional directors will make decisions about academising and rebrokering schools

Beckmead Trust CEO Jonty Clark offers his advice on how to grow an academy trust – and explains why, despite all the stress, he’d do it all over again in a heartbeat (probably)

Trust leaders back parents’ call for answers on how the Department for Education makes decisions on moving schools into trusts