Sentences with phrase «autonomy of academy status»

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This is potentially at odds with Mr Gove's previous statement that «I do not believe that the Government's policy of promoting autonomy, encouraging schools to convert to Academy status and establishing new Free Schools and Academies will alter the balance between faith and non-faith schools in this country.»

Higher autonomy Greater autonomy has always been one of the chief attractions of academy status.

New research by the Sutton Trust shows that nearly half of academy leaders in England believe autonomy associated with their status has either had «no effect or a negative impact» in the classroom.

Thirty per cent of academy senior leaders who took part in a poll on the additional autonomy that comes from academy status said it had «no effect» at all in the classroom, while 18 per cent said it had a negative impact.

Among staff working in schools without academy status, only 10 per cent of senior leaders and seven per cent of teachers think the extra autonomy has a beneficial effect in the classroom.