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Capita 'sheltering behind' competition law, says expert

IT provider's relicensing fees for academies 'might be an abuse' of market position
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The back-office system, the big bucks - and the bills

Analysis - Capita, whose administrative systems are used in 20,000 schools, is being accused of making 'excessive' profits from the academy programme. Richard Vaughan investigates what happens when those leaving local authority control are left to the mercy of a market dominated by a single player
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DfE seeks to break firm's stranglehold on back-office IT

Capita insists it offers value for money to schools despite 80% market share
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A guide to the law for school governors: Online reporting to parents

There is an expectation that schools will move towards online reporting, which will offer parents online access to information on their child’s attendance, behaviour and progress in learning...
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Parents can keep tabs on their children at Norwich school

The initiative, launched at Thorpe St Andrew School in Laundry Lane, gives each parent a personal web page, which will let them find out exactly what lessons their children have on a particular day and how many times they have forgotten their homework. The school has become one of the first in the country to launch the computer programme entitled My Child at School.

School could seek judicial review in bid to stop IT procurement 'bullying'

They claim they are forced to buy one-size-fits-all system in order to access government's building programme cash
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Catching truants - and their parents

The truancy van is in town, sweeping through the housing estates and streets
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