department on Gloucestershire Dailyhttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/department/Recent content in department on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 30 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000Takeover Imminent at Eight Gloucestershire Schools as Troubled Trust Plans to Disbandhttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/takeover-imminent-at-eight-gloucestershire-schools-as-troubled-trust-plans-to-disband/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/takeover-imminent-at-eight-gloucestershire-schools-as-troubled-trust-plans-to-disband/Eight schools in Gloucestershire are facing an imminent takeover following significant financial difficulties within the trust that manages them. Earlier this year, the SAND Academies Trust, headquartered at The Milestone School near Gloucester, was issued a formal ‘Notice to Improve’ by the Department for Education due to concerns over its weak financial status and governance. The notice, served in April 2026, warned that if the trust failed to meet specific conditions, the government would consider contractual intervention options.