Sentences with phrase «academisation at»
«However, this government's focus on academisation at all costs means that other options to tackle school improvement are being ignored including tackling the teacher shortage crisis threatening school standards.»
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An investigation by the Education Select Committee found no conclusive evidence that academisation had improved standards at primary schools.
This new wave of «mass academisation» is no longer primarily targeted at struggling schools.
Bett Academies, which will run alongside The Education Show at the NEC in Birmingham, will offer advice, guidance and inspiration to academies, MATs and schools exploring academisation.
With changes taking place across the UK school system at an almost unprecedented pace, from academisation to assessment changes, it is essential that school leaders have a space to come together, debate ideas and share their experiences and best practice.
The new «Bett Academies» event has been officially launched and will run from 16 to 17 March at the NEC in Birmingham, providing advice, guidance and inspiration to academies, multi-academy trusts (MATs) and schools exploring academisation.
«The LGA opposes both forced academisation, and giving significant powers relating to education to unelected civil servants with parents and residents unable to hold them to account at the ballot box.»
Kevin Courtney, the union's joint general secretary, accused the government of pursuing «a reckless and evidence - free policy of academisation of schools» at the NUT section's conference in Brighton on March 31.
So the inference that «poor» local authorities should be stripped of all schools is another bit of weaselly nonsense aimed at getting to full academisation by stealth if it can not be achieved though direct means.
The same report was at pains to point out that «academisation is not always successful nor is it the only proven alternative for a struggling school.
The teachers and parents at the Bridge Special School, Ipswich and at St Philip's Church of England Aided Primary School in Romsey, who both fought brilliantly and where we won successful campaigns against academisation.
I want to congratulate the teachers at Avenue Primary school, Keir Hardie Primary School, the Village Special School, Acton High School and many others who have taken strike action this year against academisation — and where we are winning.
The answer is a pragmatic, jump - before - you're - pushed one: «What we didn't want to do was to get to a stage where full academisation was in the offing, and the regional schools commissioner said, «You've got two years to convert, and this is the list of multi-academy trusts you can join,» and I would look at it and go, «You must be joking».»
«The LGA opposes forced academisation and giving significant powers relating to education to unelected civil servants with parents and residents unable to hold them to account at the ballot box.»
Mr Brennan said at the committee stage: «If accountability measures are influential for schools, why are they not influential for you in relation to coasting schools and your accountability measures relating to the academisation of schools?