A large multi-academy trust has been warned four times in six years that it could be stripped of four schools following ‘inadequate’ ratings.
Experts said it justified the government’s bid to strengthen intervention powers – but a U-turn and delays to the controversial schools bill have left reforms hanging in the balance.
The Active Learning Trust received a termination warning notice (TWN) last month after Burrowmoor Primary School in Cambridgeshire was rated ‘inadequate’.
Inspectors had claimed trust leaders were not “rigorous enough” appraising the curriculum, behaviour and safeguarding.
It came four months another TWN threatened to transfer Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy if it did not improve following an ‘inadequate’ rating.
Inspectors said leaders were “bringing about improvements”, but both schools were criticised for disruptive behaviour, “low” expectations and aspects of the curriculum and SEND provision.
