Potteries Educational Trust
School once at centre of one of the largest academy trust scandals now 'at the heart of the community'
Heads believed council was their admission authority – despite academies being in control of entry to their schools
Leaders sound caution over using 'quantitative measures' to compare chains
Government hopes guidance will shed light on behind-closed-doors commissioning
City's last maintained secondary at centre of parent campaign overturns 'inadequate' rating
Falcon trust, set up to take on schools no-one else wanted, will now close
School being given up by Oasis has never been rated 'good' or better
Sector attempts to resolve supply teacher issues with 'disruptor' firm
Heads have been 'put off conversion' by the 'significant effort' needed to gather data, says think tank
