A former union president and the chair of one of the country's largest and fastest - growing academy trusts have been appointed to
advise the schools commissioner Martin Post.
Not exact matches
However, Reform also
advises that there should be scope for the
commissioner to develop bespoke funding agreements to encourage sponsors to take on
schools that have both poor finances and pupil outcomes.
National
schools commissioner Sir David Carter is
advising multi-academy trust (MAT) bosses to revise their expansion tactics, following changes to the accountability system.
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.
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 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 sid
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 sid
Schools Week understands there has only been one meeting involving them — and many now fear they're being deliberately sidelined.
Four members will be elected to
advise each of the eight regional
schools»
commissioners, helping them decide on opening new free
schools, converting
schools to academies, choosing sponsors for academies, and intervening in «under - performance».
The nomination process to elect headteachers and academy trust bosses onto influential boards that
advise regional
schools commissioners has launched today.
Each of the new boards will have members from across local councils, teaching
schools, dioceses and the ranks of academy trust chief executives to
advise regional
school commissioners (RSCs) on improvement strategies for failing
schools.
«As the number of academies and free
schools has increased, the eight RSCs have recruited strong teams to support their work to provide effective oversight of
schools and
advise the national
school commissioner and ministers.»
They
advise commissioners on the groups that can open
schools, including specialist 16 to 19 and SEND provision.