Converting to
academy status gives schools the chance to step away from their local authorities and have more input into how they believe their schools should operate.
Not exact matches
Lord Hill explained that the reason for
giving academies automatic charitable
status was that it would remove the need for each
academy to apply individually and thus reduce the burden on schools applying to be
academies.
If such a report were
given to local authority maintained schools, they would be forced to accept
academy status.
Given that despite the unprecedented joint statement by 11 national science
academies, calls for the global treaty have been roundly ignored by the
status quo, is it not time that climate scientists start discussing this requisite solution publicly, rather than just behind the politicians» closed doors?
Given the advantages, perhaps it is not surprising that many schools that convert to
academy status consider the possibilities for improving management as one of the main advantages.
All schools - primary as well as secondary - have been invited to convert to
academy status, with priority being
given to the best performers.
Funds are only
given to trusts supporting either an «inadequate» - rated maintained school that is not converting to
academy status, or an «inadequate»
academy which is not moving sponsor.
Academy status, introduced by a Labour government, was originally reserved for schools in urgent need of improvement, but since 2010 schools have been encouraged to convert and have been
given extra funding for doing so.
The cross-party group of MPs called for the government to
give personal, social and health education (PSHE) and sex and relationships education (SRE) statutory
status in both primary and secondary schools, including
academies and free schools.
«Michael Gove's sudden doubts about the validity of outstanding ratings are disturbing
given the speed with which the government has rushed to exempt outstanding schools from inspection and grant them
Academy status.»
Given that despite the unprecedented joint statement by 11 national science
academies, calls for the global treaty have been roundly ignored by the
status quo, is it not time that climate scientists start discussing this requisite solution publicly, rather than just behind the politicians» closed doors?