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Leaders say they have to ‘significantly scale back’ growth plans due to widening shortfalls in capacity funding allocations as revealed by Tes

Your essential guide to the key regional advisory board decisions in April 2024 across the country

Leader calls for ‘full transparency about academy decisions’ as Tes reveals that regional advisory boards will not meet or publish minutes in pre-election period

Rebrands of multi-academy trusts are becoming more common as growth and consolidation in the sector ramp up. Ellen Peirson-Hagger speaks to MAT leaders to find out how they have tackled theirs

Does your school pay teachers more than the nationally set scale? Check our interactive map to find out

Which academies deviate from the national teacher pay scale, and is this affecting other schools’ ability to recruit?

Currently, there are no easy mechanisms to find trusts looking for another partner – but a new, dating app-like system could transform the process, says this headteacher

Which multi-academy trusts have seen the fastest expansion in the past year, and what battles are others having to fight to keep growing?

Leaders of multi-academy trusts formed predominantly of small schools tell Tes how they’ve joined forces in an effort to protect small primaries from closure in the coming years

Trust and academy decisions are made by regional directors appointed by the Department for Education. This guide tells you how the system works

Figures analysed for Tes show the ‘difficult choices’ facing trusts and schools owing to ‘government underfunding’

Your essential guide to the key regional advisory board decisions in March 2024 across the country