DfE overspends by £1bn on academy expansion

Neil Puffett
Thursday, November 22, 2012

The Department for Education overspent by £1bn on its academy expansion programme in just two years, it has emerged.

By September this year there were 2,309 academies. Image: Janaki Mahadevan
By September this year there were 2,309 academies. Image: Janaki Mahadevan

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