Sentences with phrase «regional school commissioner»

A new regional school commissioner (RSC) for the West Midlands has been appointed to replace Pank Patel.

Inspiration claimed that a member of regional school commissioner Sue Baldwin's team gave evidence at both the September inspection and the January inspection by phone call.

According to analysis of regional school commissioner (RSC) data, there are not enough sponsors ready to take over failing schools in the north.

The proposed changes are similar to the «parent trigger law» in the United States, and would require their regional school commissioner (RSC) to give a formal response to parents regarding complaints against a school.

The North West London and South Central England regional school commissioner, Martin Post told the Education Fellowship Trust that its school had serious weaknesses, after finding the school inadequate at its October inspection.

We already have eight regional schools commissioners, who take on key decisions regarding academies and free schools, so perhaps the number and remit will change, especially as the free schools programme will be terminated.

More recently, under the coalition government, regional schools commissioners were created to bridge the widening chasm between Whitehall and the regions as more schools become autonomous under the academies programme.

The recognition that some local oversight is needed might be at the heart of the decision by Michael Gove, the former education secretary, to appoint eight regional school commissioners responsible for oversight of academies and free schools in England.

Regarding the New Line Learning Academy, the regional schools commissioner for South East and South London, Dominic Herrington, wrote a pre-warning notice letter to its operator, Future Schools Trusts, in November.

Wrenn School in Northamptonshire and New Line Learning Academy in Kent have received warning notices due to underperformance by their regional schools commissioners (RSCs)

Eight senior civil servants from the education sector have already been announced to help run regional schools commissioner offices.

They are accountable to the Education Funding Agency for their finances, to regional schools commissioners for their performance, and they're accountable to central government which can, in extreme cases, close them down.

«You, as leaders, will have to be better, or as good as you are today, about convincing schools to join you because regional schools commissioners and I do not have the levers to insist a good school joins a MAT,» he said.

However, to make sure that the academies programme realises its goal of improving outcomes for disadvantaged children, the report is urging the government, and the national and regional schools commissioners, to do more to create mechanisms that spread good practice from the best academy chains to the rest.

The measures announced by Hinds included a commitment to working with Ofsted, regional schools commissioners, the Education and Skills Funding Agency and multi-academy trusts — to clarify their roles, and ensure teachers and school leaders have a clear understanding of who they are accountable to, and for what.

Having worked in schools in the region for 25 years I relish the opportunity of working with Sir David Carter, the National Schools Commissioner, and the other regional schools commissioners to improve the life chances for all pupils and students in our schools and academies.

Wrenn School in Northamptonshire and New Line Learning Academy in Kent have received warning notices by their regional schools commissioners (RSCs)

Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) has rebrokered two of its schools at the request of their relevant regional schools commissioners.

«The richness and diversity of the West Midlands region makes the role of the regional schools commissioner in this area a particularly attractive one.

The infrastructure of multi-academy trusts and regional schools commissioners is only necessitated by the move away from local authorities.

The education select committee questioned three of the country's regional schools commissioners (RSC) to give evidence into an inquiry into multi academy trusts.

However, if there are no suitable church trusts then the regional schools commissioner «may look to» a non-Church sponsor.

Schools Minister Lord Nash said: «David Carter has already made an outstanding contribution to the government's academy reforms in the South West as one of our first regional schools commissioners.

Bradley Simmons, Ofsted Regional Director for the South West, has published a letter calling on headteachers, chief executives of multi-academy trusts, senior political leaders, governors, the local authority and the regional schools commissioner to work together to improve outcomes.

The boards provide support to the regional schools commissioners in those areas as they work to provide effective oversight of local schools and advise the national schools commissioner, Sir David Carter and the government.

Two additional board members will be appointed by each regional schools commissioner, and the board will be able to appoint further members to fill skills or expertise gaps in the future.

Carter is a former head teacher and has been the regional schools commissioner (RSC) for the South West of England since 2014.

The move follows her role as an adviser to the education select committee, where she counselled MPs on key issues such as the role of regional school commissioners and teacher supply.

David Carter has already made an outstanding contribution to the government's academy reforms in the South West as one of our first regional schools commissioners.

It's been two years since the first regional schools commissioners and their headteacher boards were appointed.

Ofsted says it is now working with regional schools commissioners to «understand when» the schools are likely to become academies and consider whether its inspectors ought to «carry out monitoring visits in the meantime».

«That maybe helps with the first period in the job but I'm pretty sure the other regional schools commissioners have started off in a hurry and my historical advantage — if you like — won't count for anything soon,» he said.

But less than an hour later, Ms Morgan stood in the House of Commons and told MPs: «Because I do not think there is any imminent prospect of improvement, the regional schools commissioner has today written to the school, informing it of the decision to terminate the funding agreement.»

Before taking the role, Sir David was a positive advocate for openness, claiming during a presentation at the Independent Academies Association conference in October 2014 that the individual votes of headteacher board members — who advise regional schools commissioners (RSCs) on academy chain takeovers — would be made public.

The performance of regional schools commissioners will be judged by how many schools in their areas convert to academy status, despite education secretary Nicky Morgan's public stance that she has no preference for any particular school type.

The trusts will set up seven new «academy hubs» in five target areas identified by regional schools commissioners: South Yorkshire, Bradford, Greater Manchester, Northumberland and Tees Valley.

Hours later, the school was contacted by the regional schools commissioner for the north, Janet Renou.

She said the regional schools commissioner, Janet Renou, had written to the school today to inform it of the decision.

A regional schools commissioner (RSC) has been «poached» to join an academy chain set up by a government minister.

Pank Patel, regional schools commissioner for the West Midlands, will join the George Salter academy, in West Bromwich, in September.

Jennifer Bexon - Smith, regional schools commissioner for the East Midlands and the Humber, will retire in March after just over two years in the role.

The Department for Education is to appoint eight new senior civil servants to head up regional schools commissioner (RSC) offices and help handle their rising workload.

The Department for Education said the boards, which advise the regional schools commissioners on rebrokering and academy conversion, would seek «specific advice» from post-16 and special needs experts, but Schools Week understands there has only been one meeting involving them — and many now fear they're being deliberately sidelined.

Asked how the KPIs would be used, a spokesperson for the DfE said: «The role of the regional schools commissioners is to tackle underperformance in academies and free schools, taking decisions on academy conversions and encouraging strong sponsors into the market to support struggling schools.

There are also the teacher shortages, demographic time - bombs, and assessment reform, not to mention the likelihood of further changes to Ofsted and, for academies like us at least, increasing levels of engagement with regional schools commissioners.

It has also promised to inform those working with school data, including Ofsted, regional schools commissioners and local authorities, of the potential impact on a school's Progress 8 score of pupils with «extremely negative progress scores».

She added: «We remain concerned about academies that aren't doing so well — regional school commissioners already have responsibility for supporting these, and we'd like to see evidence that they are doing this well, before they are given the responsibilities to support potentially many more schools in their areas.

Northern schools feel unsupported by their regional schools commissioners, who fail to communicate «any plan» for the area, according to a new report from the children's commissioner.

The Department for Education (DfE) is facing a landmark judicial review after claims that one of its regional schools commissioners (RSCs) granted approval for a new sixth form that flouted the government's own guidelines.

In January we published a report on regional schools commissioners (RSCs) calling for improvements to their transparency, accountability and working relationships.