«Once again we are seeing a threat to children's education and our members» livelihoods
as another academy trust pursues its flawed financial strategy.
As an academy trust many support functions are centralised to enable us to provide a more efficient and cost - effective service, freeing up our schools to focus on front - line education.
Not exact matches
The
academy and the temple can, for now, no longer be
trusted as theological guides.
Chelsea may want to look at the success of Christensen
as a reminder that it can pay to
trust academy players more, and fans would dearly love to see another John Terry come through after his immense contribution to the club's modern history.
Stroll had already secured the
trust of Ferrari and joined its Driver
Academy, but he left at the end of the year to move to Williams
as a test driver alongside another F3 campaign with front - runners Prema.
The Holocaust Educational
Trust paid a special visit to the
Academy this week
as Holocaust survivor Zigi Shipper BEM delivered a talk to Liverpool's U14, U15 and U18 squads.
Trusted health organizations like The World Health Organization (WHO) and The American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend breast milk
as the best way for newborns and infants to get nutrition.
The church building still remains, but is now owned and operated by the Carlton
Academy PTA from Nottingham and is now used
as an outdoor education facility for their pupils and those from other schools in the Redhill
Academy Trust
Joined at the event by Dr. Sandra Hassink, president of the American
Academy of Pediatrics, and by Jessica Donze Black, head of the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project at the Pew Charitable
Trusts, Vilsack movingly described how,
as the son of a drug - and alcohol - addicted adoptive mother, he was shamed for being overweight which in turn impacted his performance in school.
As well as forcing schools to become academies, the government intends to remove the requirement for governing bodies to have parent governors, with multi academy trusts (MAT) being able to close down the governing bodies of individual school
As well
as forcing schools to become academies, the government intends to remove the requirement for governing bodies to have parent governors, with multi academy trusts (MAT) being able to close down the governing bodies of individual school
as forcing schools to become
academies, the government intends to remove the requirement for governing bodies to have parent governors, with multi
academy trusts (MAT) being able to close down the governing bodies of individual schools.
Section 28B — a new section that requires
Academy Trusts to promote fundamental British values,
as outlined above.
«Clauses 2.43 and 2.44 of the funding agreement... explicitly require that pupils are taught about the theory of evolution, and prevent
academy trusts from teaching «creationism»
as scientific fact.
They explicitly require that pupils are taught about the theory of evolution, and prevent
academy trusts from teaching «creationism»
as scientific fact.
Tony Blair's personal fundraiser Lord Levy, Des Smith, a head teacher and member of the specialist schools and
academies trust, and businessman Sir Christopher Evans who lent Labour # 1 million before the last election, were arrested by the police
as part of the cross-party probe.
As a consequence of this, the Methodist Church was required by the DfE to set up an
Academy umbrella, the Methodist
Academies and Schools
Trust (MAST), or else lose control of its schools that become
Academies.
In return partnership with an
academy or within a
trust offers reciprocal benefits such
as staff development, sharing of expertise and best practice and expanded learning opportunities for students.»
It also featured promises of more education reforms, with the «best headteachers» working in more than one school
as trusts,
academies and federations are expanded.
The government insists that in giving NHS
trusts and schools more freedom to govern their affairs,
as in the case of foundation hospitals and city
academies, they are reducing Whitehall control and increasing participation of service users and local people.
The research, published in Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences, explores distrust
as a separate and distinct quality from
trust.
Episodes include on Part 1 are «How to Start a Dragon
Academy», «Viking For Hire», «Animal House», «The Terrible Twos», «In Dragons We
Trust», «Alvin and the Outcasts», «How to Pick Your Dragon», «Portrait of Hiccup
as a Buff Young Man», «Dragon Flower», «Heather Report Part I», and «Heather Report Part II».
As she charts her course abroad, her
trusted advisor, Sir Francis Walsingham (
Academy Award & # 174 winner Geoffrey Rush), continues his masterful puppetry of Elizabeth's court at home — and her campaign to solidify absolute power.
As well as the focus on a «school led system», government policy is to encourage schools to collaborate under multi-academy trusts, i.e. academy trusts which operate a number of school
As well
as the focus on a «school led system», government policy is to encourage schools to collaborate under multi-academy trusts, i.e. academy trusts which operate a number of school
as the focus on a «school led system», government policy is to encourage schools to collaborate under multi-
academy trusts, i.e.
academy trusts which operate a number of schools.
Honor Wilson Fletcher of the Aldridge Foundation says:» The National Literacy
Trust is being really smart; understand how
academies work
as a whole and you have the chance to embed lasting, effective strategies for literacy in their DNA.
Weak governance was also flagged with four
trusts exposed
as lacking in these areas — namely Theale Green
Academy Trust, Durham Free School Limited, the Business
Academy Bexley, and the Bishop of Rochester
Academy Trust.
Many local authorities are just
as happy now to provide capital grant to schools and
academies to deliver additional school places and the EFA is currently trialling local delivery of the Priority School Building Programme (which they had previously delivered centrally) with funding allocated to local authorities, dioceses and larger multi-academy
trusts.
While the government is no longer forcing every school to convert, the general direction of travel hasn't really changed — the Department for Education (DfE) remains in favour of schools becoming
academies, particularly
as part of a multi-academy
trust (MAT).
Sam Tse, head of finance at the South Dartmoor Multi
Academy Trust, adopted a ParentPay system in 2015 to redirect valuable staff resource away from cash management and income tracking,
as well
as reduce the risk of money being lost.
Whilst this might not have been an issue for schools becoming
academies on their own (
as a single
academy trust) this is becoming more of an issue for multi ‑
academy trusts and particularly for sponsored
academies who may be reluctant to inherit either crumbling buildings or new buildings commissioned by a local authorities without a full set of warranties.
The report raised concerns that the supply of new head teachers is declining just
as the demand is set to increase, citing plans to create 500 free schools, which will require new executive head roles in multi
academy trusts.
A survey commissioned by
academy trust Bohunt Education Trust (BET) has found that only 10 per cent of people believe that children today have more outdoor education opportunities than they had in their school years, with nearly three ‑ quarters of people (71 per cent) blaming cost as the biggest factor stopping children experiencing outdoor educa
trust Bohunt Education
Trust (BET) has found that only 10 per cent of people believe that children today have more outdoor education opportunities than they had in their school years, with nearly three ‑ quarters of people (71 per cent) blaming cost as the biggest factor stopping children experiencing outdoor educa
Trust (BET) has found that only 10 per cent of people believe that children today have more outdoor education opportunities than they had in their school years, with nearly three ‑ quarters of people (71 per cent) blaming cost
as the biggest factor stopping children experiencing outdoor education.
NCG has lobbied for individual colleges within the Group to be awarded separate grades for some time — surely, an approach not too dissimilar to schools in
academy trusts, who already receive a grade specific to them
as opposed to the overall
trust.
The West London Free School in Hammersmith proved so popular that Young went on to open three more
as part of the West London Free School
Academies Trust.
Any
Trust or standalone
academy or school that signs a contract with Energy Management will receive trees, free of charge, to plant within their grounds
as we all strive for a greener future.
The landscape going forward
As every school becomes an
academy we will see further Multi Academy Trusts (MATs)
academy we will see further Multi
Academy Trusts (MATs)
Academy Trusts (MATs) evolve.
Kerry Ace, CIPFA's expert on
academies, examines the role of a head teacher
as an accounting officer in a single
academy trust
Christine has a wealth of experience having previously served
as a headteacher and more recently in her capacity
as both Executive Principal and CEO of Ninestiles
Academy trust.
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) holds
academy trusts to account
as central government public bodies for their finances and OFSTED holds them to account for
academies» teaching.
Furthermore, the report says that existing independent
academies are being increasingly forced into «arranged - marriages» with larger Multi-Academy
Trusts (MATs)
as an act of preservation and to generate economies of scale.
All
academy trusts are held to account in their capacity
as charities by the Charities Commission.
As a leading provider of premises services solutions to schools,
academies and multi
academy trusts throughout the UK, Strictly Education has been providing support to schools across the UK and helping clients identify risks to remain compliant with health and safety legislation with a range of property support options.
For any small school the challenges that come with more regulation are impractical to undertake
as a single entity; they will be much better placed to join a Multi
Academy Trust and share in the central support functions they can supply.
The
academy trust is required by its funding agreement with the Secretary of State for Education to designate a named individual
as the «accounting officer» and this designation confers legal responsibility for financial and administrative matters.
The report highlights some of the most high - profile multi-
academy trust (MAT) failures such as the Wakefield City Academies Trust and says the DfE was unable to properly explain what happens to a school's funds when its academy trust f
trust (MAT) failures such
as the Wakefield City
Academies Trust and says the DfE was unable to properly explain what happens to a school's funds when its academy trust f
Trust and says the DfE was unable to properly explain what happens to a school's funds when its
academy trust f
trust fails.
«North Yorkshire County Council supports the application from Heathfield
Academy Trust, which already sponsors a number of schools near Catterick and who the DfE identified
as a potential sponsor for the new school in Catterick.
As part of the newly formed Isle Education
Trust, the step to becoming an academy was a natural progression for South Axholme Academy, which had already previously converted from state maintained to trust st
Trust, the step to becoming an
academy was a natural progression for South Axholme Academy, which had already previously converted from state maintained to trust
academy was a natural progression for South Axholme
Academy, which had already previously converted from state maintained to trust
Academy, which had already previously converted from state maintained to
trust st
trust status.
The
Academies Financial Handbook of 2014 required a
trust's internal control framework to include preparation of timely monthly management accounts (including income and expenditure reports on an accruals basis, cash flow forecasts and balance sheets
as appropriate).
Whether we like it or not, it appears that more and more schools will become «married»
as part of a Multi
Academy Trust in the years ahead; leaving behind their relative independence (and the varying quality of parenting provided by different Local Authorities) in order to enter into an often polygamous lifelong partnership with other schools.
The country's largest multi-academy
trust, Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), has had Julian Drinkall appointed as its new chief execu
trust,
Academies Enterprise
Trust (AET), has had Julian Drinkall appointed as its new chief execu
Trust (AET), has had Julian Drinkall appointed
as its new chief executive.
Dan Styles, the
Trust Improvement Partner at Wakefield
Academies Trust, is very aware of these attitudinal fluctuations and the school has introduced a number of interventions to limit the dip
as much
as possible.
Chris Brislen is chief executive officer of St Bart's Multi-Academy
Trust and
as a National Leader of Education (NLE) he has led several
academies to an improved future.