Although Local Education Authorities (LEA) appear to be attempting to dissuade schools from converting to academy status, no less a body than the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has thrown its weight into the debate, saying that returning to LEA control would be a retrograde step. Continue reading
Last week saw the 10,000th new firm receive a start up loan from the Government-backed Start Up Loans company meaning that the initiative has now delivered a third of its target and has loaned £50m since its inception. Continue reading
Education Minister Michael Gove has announced that the Department for Education (DfE) is to appoint a new group of power regulators, called chancellors, to govern the growing number of academies and free schools. Continue reading
The Education Funding Agency has updated the ‘Academies’ Financial Handbook 2013’, which provides more information on leasehold, the supply of goods and services and a useful factsheet. Continue reading
The government’s Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), which is aimed at encouraging investors to fund UK start-ups, has invested £82m in firms over the last 18 months. Continue reading
A group of MPs on the House of Commons’ Education Committee have called for greater powers for Ofsted to inspect academy chains, as many schools are ‘operating in isolation’, they say. Continue reading
A number of the UK’s leading early stage investors have come together to back a new online platform that could transform venture investing in the UK. Launching today (November 4), JustInvesting is the UK’s first private equity exchange focusing on early-stage ventures. Continue reading
