Wakefield City Academies Trust should face police probe, says council leader

 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 →

Accountants ‘brought in to examine collapse of Wakefield City Academies Trust’

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’

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

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

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

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

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 →