Sentences with phrase «as academy sponsors»

Roy has played a key part in establishing NET as an academy sponsor in 2012 and in setting up the NET Academies Trust, which now oversees 6 primary schools in England.

Not exact matches

As a sponsor or partner of NACO Academy, your organization will have the opportunity to participate in a module in a way that aligns with your business objectives.

At academy level, Michael Duff stepped up as under - 23 coach with Danny Cadamarteri coming in to take over the youth team, and he'll be getting an early trip to Prague as the team take part in the Generali Cee Cup, the trip being sponsored by the Up the Clarets Youth Foundation.

The Academy has not supported controversial nutrition policies that might upset corporate sponsors, such as limits on soft drink sizes, soda taxes, or GMO labels;

Lori started as the director of the Science Alliance, an international career - development program for graduate students and postdocs sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences.

This past year, three academic computer scientists worked as Senior Science Advisors to the State Department (one assigned to USAID) through the Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF) program, sponsored by the National Academies.

Jointly sponsored by the US National Academy of Sciences and The Kavli Foundation, the Kavli Frontiers of Science bring together some of the very best young scientists to discuss exciting advances and opportunities in their fields in a format that encourages informal collective, as well as one - on - one discussions among participants.

Big Food sponsors large organizations such as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Schools that are already academies will not be exempt from government intervention, as those deemed as failing or coasting could face being forcibly transferred to new sponsors.

«With more than 80 per cent of council maintained schools currently rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted, and only three of the 20 largest academy chains viable to take on additional schools, high performing maintained schools should also be able to sponsor struggling schools, without having to go through academy status first.

This is the first academy chain to give up all of its schools, of which five of the 12 sponsored by the group are rated as «inadequate».

Community of Peace Academy (CPA) was established as a charter school and is sponsored by the St. Paul Public School District.

Between 2010/11 and 2016/17, 4,674 schools, mainly those that Ofsted had rated as good or outstanding, became academies without a sponsor.

One chief executive told Reform they felt their chain had been overlooked in the rebrokerage of a local school that would have matched the chain well and part of the problem was a lack of awareness that the rebrokerage was taking place, as there is not and up - to - date list of maintained schools looking for sponsors or «inadequate» schools or academies requiring sponsors.

The way the top - slice arrangement works is that an academy chain sponsor will provide its academies with additional services, such as hiring executive directors, developing staff terms and conditions and managing procurement, in return for a small percentage of each schools revenue, known as its general annual grant (GAG).

The report questioned the academy model as a viable option for improving the prospects of disadvantaged pupils, claiming that evidence does not yet support the Department for Education's claims that sponsored academies are transforming the performance of the most disadvantaged pupils and turning around the worst performing schools.

In a statement, the DfE said: «As more schools choose to convert to academy status and struggling schools become academies with the support of a strong sponsor, it is important RSCs have the right resources to build system capacity and hold schools to account for their performance.

As soon as the independent commissioning body approves a new academy sponsor, the sponsor's information could be automatically uploaded onto an online platforAs soon as the independent commissioning body approves a new academy sponsor, the sponsor's information could be automatically uploaded onto an online platforas the independent commissioning body approves a new academy sponsor, the sponsor's information could be automatically uploaded onto an online platform.

As Reform notes, having one independent commissioning body, separate from the funding of academies, is not without precedent, as in Sweden the independent Swedish Schools Inspectorate (SSI) carries out all accountability functions for municipality schools and free schools, including financial compliance, school inspection and assessing the suitability of new free school sponsors, while funding for schools is separately allocated through the municipalitAs Reform notes, having one independent commissioning body, separate from the funding of academies, is not without precedent, as in Sweden the independent Swedish Schools Inspectorate (SSI) carries out all accountability functions for municipality schools and free schools, including financial compliance, school inspection and assessing the suitability of new free school sponsors, while funding for schools is separately allocated through the municipalitas in Sweden the independent Swedish Schools Inspectorate (SSI) carries out all accountability functions for municipality schools and free schools, including financial compliance, school inspection and assessing the suitability of new free school sponsors, while funding for schools is separately allocated through the municipality.

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 remaining 2,006 converter academies do not have sponsors and are schools previously assessed as «performing well» that have chosen to make the transition to academy status.

The academy conversion model (initially common in schools in special measures, known as «sponsor» academies) is now chosen by many good / outstanding schools (known as «convertor» academies) as it turns a school into an independent business (not for profit) that receives funding directly from central government instead of a local authority.

«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.

«In March it was decided that the additional primary school places to serve the developments should be provided in the form of a new Primary Academy from September 2018 and, as a result, work should commence to secure an academy sAcademy from September 2018 and, as a result, work should commence to secure an academy sacademy sponsor.

To support the fact that councils are doing a good job at keeping standards high in schools, the report reveals that 89 per cent of council - maintained schools are rated as good or outstanding, compared to 62 per cent of sponsored academies; 88.5 per cent of convertor academies; and 82 per cent of free schools.

This comes as the National Audit Office (NAO) casts doubt over the government's plans to continue to force schools to become academies, despite there being no available sponsors in their area.

It is difficult to provide a comprehensive assessment owing to differences between the funding and purpose of early academies (2002 ‑ 2009) and later academies established from 2010 onwards, as well as the pupil intakes and profile of converter and sponsored academies.

There is some evidence that sponsored secondary academies have had a positive effect on pupil performance, as the examples below indicate.

It is difficult to provide a comprehensive assessment owing to differences between the funding and purpose of early academies (2002 - 2009) and later academies established from 2010 onwards, as well as the pupil intakes and profile of converter and sponsored academies.

In her time there she has been instrumental in the school progressing from special measures to good and the successful conversion to a sponsored academy as part of a multi-academy trust.

Funding is an issue across the board, and academies are seen by many as an increasingly attractive alternative to the traditional model, whether they are sponsored academies, or converted local authority schools.

As National Director for Strategy and Quality Improvement for Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)-- which has sponsored academies since 2009, and currently has 36 academies (30 secondary, five primary, and one all - through special school)-- Amelia will be responsible for OAT's overall policy and planning work, its fundraising strategy and its corporate goAcademies Trust (OAT)-- which has sponsored academies since 2009, and currently has 36 academies (30 secondary, five primary, and one all - through special school)-- Amelia will be responsible for OAT's overall policy and planning work, its fundraising strategy and its corporate goacademies since 2009, and currently has 36 academies (30 secondary, five primary, and one all - through special school)-- Amelia will be responsible for OAT's overall policy and planning work, its fundraising strategy and its corporate goacademies (30 secondary, five primary, and one all - through special school)-- Amelia will be responsible for OAT's overall policy and planning work, its fundraising strategy and its corporate governance.

The Academy is delivered in partnership with a national construction company, which sponsored the capital build and design costs and has committed to taking all graduates on as apprentices for the next 2/3 years.

Half of academies sponsored by grammar schools are rated as requiring improvement or inadequate, casting doubt on the effectiveness of government plans to get more selective schools running other nearby schools.

Dr Edmond analysed 23 universities identified by the Department for Education as the «lead sponsor» of individual academies, multi-academy trusts, free schools and university training schools.

Mr Herrington said that such efforts may involve pairing struggling schools with others, but would also involve working with academy sponsors to find out if there were additional ways in which they could be supported, including through things such as the DfE's new Talented Leaders programme which encourages high - performing headteachers to consider working in lower - performing parts of the country.

Donations from wealthy sponsors are helping academy trusts to safeguard school trips, breakfast clubs and sports competitions as other schools are forced to axe provision as the funding...

Academies have moved between sponsors for a variety of reasons, such as underperformance, geographical isolation and partnership consolidation.

Donations from wealthy sponsors are helping academy trusts to safeguard school trips, breakfast clubs and sports competitions as other schools are forced to axe provision as the funding squeeze bites.

As part of the process of securing a positive new future for Jerounds Primary School, the National Education Trust (NETAT) has been proposed as the new sponsor for the school as it changes from being run by Essex County Council to becoming a new academAs part of the process of securing a positive new future for Jerounds Primary School, the National Education Trust (NETAT) has been proposed as the new sponsor for the school as it changes from being run by Essex County Council to becoming a new academas the new sponsor for the school as it changes from being run by Essex County Council to becoming a new academas it changes from being run by Essex County Council to becoming a new academy.

2) Then you've got the wonderfully contradicting way the article starts by referring to calls for «the independent sector to step up and provide more support to their state school counterparts» and then moves on to smugly pointing out how some of the academies sponsored by private schools aren't doing so well and quoting Lucy Powell's dismissal of them as not being up to the job of turning round failing schools.

Where Ofsted rates an academy as «inadequate», the school can face «instant intervention», which could mean being rapidly taken over by another sponsor.

The establishment of the National Education Trust (NET), already a highly regarded educational organisation, as a sponsor of academies, was a carefully considered move by its trustees.

A school is «eligible for intervention» (e.g. the school has been deemed by Ofsted to require significant improvement or special measures, or has been deemed to be «coasting») and the Secretary of States makes an academy order in respect of that school — these are normally known as «sponsored academies».

It plans to ask the government to stop poor quality academy chains from sponsoring new schools and to extend academy freedoms, such as lifting the national curriculum, to maintained schools.

As a NET sponsored academy, the school would therefore have the opportunity to learn from others about how they have improved attendance, for example though high quality mentoring.

The status of the DfE's guarantee has been unclear and as your article says, the new sponsor of any MAT or academy and presumably any FE college will be expected to take on the deficit.

And while the deficit remains with academy trusts, several pension experts said the government would ultimately have to cough up should a trust collapse without a new sponsor — something described as a «extreme circumstance» by John Wright, head of public sector at pensions firm Hymans Robertson.

«Sponsored» academies are schools that the Government has labelled as «underperforming» and put under the control of an academy sponsor.

It is regularly cited by ministers as a leading light of its academies programme and is regarded as one of the country's most successful sponsors.