Police should be called in to investigate the demise of an academy chain, says the leader of Wakefield Council. During a meeting of full council today, it was claimed that Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) transferred millions of pounds of … Continue reading
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Accountants ‘brought in to examine collapse of Wakefield City Academies Trust’
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MP says he lacks confidence in the system after meeting Justine Greening to discuss the failure of prominent academy chain A leading accountancy firm has been appointed to examine the collapse of Wakefield City Academies Trust but the government has … Continue reading
Jon Trickett interview: ‘Labour needs to be ready to hit the ground running’
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Jon Trickett left school with no qualifications and ended up working in Downing Street. The Hemsworth MP talks to Kate Langston about his determination to reform a broken political system. The 67-year-old is credited with persuading the Doncaster MP Ed … Continue reading
Questions over Wakefield City Academies Trust finances
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Questions continue to be raised over the financial management of an academy chain which will cease running all its 21 schools. The demise of Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) was discussed at a public meeting on Friday organised by teaching … Continue reading
Secrecy claims around Wakefield City Academies Trust demise
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Parents and politicians claim they have been kept in the dark over the collapse of an academy trust which ran 21 schools across Yorkshire. Just days into the new term, Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) announced it was giving up … Continue reading
Academy trusts spend millions on uninspected private alternative provision
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Multi-academy trusts spend three times as much on private alternative provision as they do on local authority alternative provision – even though many private providers have never been checked by Ofsted. Schools Week asked the largest multi-academy trusts to give … Continue reading
Uncertain future after failing academy trust pulls out of schools
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YOUNGSTERS at two schools face an uncertain future after the shock announcement that their academy chain will be wound up following disappointing exam results. The board at Wakefield City Academies Trust (WCAT) — which runs Swinton Brookfield Primary Academy and … Continue reading
Trickett loses campaigning role in Corbyn’s new shadow team
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HEMSWORTH MP Jon Trickett was today at the centre of fresh turmoil for Labour as Jeremy Corbyn tried to draw a line under the party’s Brexit vote woes. Mr Trickett was relieved of his role as Labour’s election campaign co-ordinator … Continue reading
Trickett backs “irresistable” case for devolution and a Yorkshire mayor
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MOMENTUM behind plans for a Yorkshire mayor to shift power from Whitehall to the region will grow further today with the support of a senior Labour figure. Shadow Cabinet minister Jon Trickett will call for a “single elected voice for … Continue reading
Labour ‘cannot become the new nasty party’, Angela Eagle warns
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Labour risks becoming the “new nasty party”, leadership candidate Angela Eagle has warned. Ms Eagle borrowed Theresa May’s famous 2002 description of the Conservatives as she called for action from the Labour leadership on “abuse, misogyny, homophobia (and) anti-Semitism” affecting … Continue reading