Sentences with phrase «chains of academy schools»

One of the biggest chains of academy schools in England has been heavily criticised by Ofsted in a letter.

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In a report released earlier this year, the commons education committee also found «no convincing evidence of the impact of academy status on attainment in primary schools», adding that while «some chains such as Harris have proved very effective at raising attainment... others achieve worse outcomes than comparable mainstream schools».

The candidates also blasted Eva Moskowitz, the controversial founder and director of the Harlem Success Academy chain of charter schools.

LOWER EAST SIDE — State and local officials have asked the Department of Education to hold a public hearing on plans to bring a new school run by the Success Academy charter school chain to the neighborhood.

Eva Moskowitz, CEO of Success Academy in New York City, insists her chain of charter schools has the answers.

They also found «no convincing evidence of the impact of academy status on attainment in primary schools», adding that while «some chains such as Harris have proved very effective at raising attainment... others achieve worse outcomes than comparable mainstream schools».

It will recommend giving control of education budgets to prison governors, letting them bring in new providers — whether further education colleges, academy chains, free schools or other specialists.

Cuomo played a face - to - face role in brokering the April deal between the city and Eva Moskowitz, head of the Success Academy chain of charter schools, according to a newly released round of his public schedules.

Bloomberg said the charter school expansion would be achieved mainly by speeding up the replication of chain - style charters such as KIPP and the Success Academy network that already have a presence in the city.

Eva Moskowitz, the polarizing founder of the Success Academy charter school chain, told reporters today she would «not be entertaining» a rumored role as secretary of the Department of Education in the Trump administration.

In the early years of academisation — under both Labour and coalition governments — the academy chains that ran into trouble were those that expanded too fast, taking on too many schools.

Moskowitz's Success Academy charter school chain is looking to create a new Upper West Side school to open in the fall of 2014, along with five other schools across the city, and representatives said they're seeking input before moving forward with the plan.

Eva Moskowitz's Success Academy charter school chain is under fire from all sides for its harsh discipline policies and treatment of students with special needs.

By unfolding into a cellular chain, clusters of cancer cells can slide through capillary tubes less than 10 micrometers wide, Sam Au of Harvard Medical School and colleagues report April 18 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

If the sequel were a direct follow - up to the first game with real time passage, Jimmy would be far too old for the iconic school environment to persist, which is why it would likely concern a new character tackling the social food - chain of a modern day Bullworth Academy.

«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».

The DfE has been reluctant to be too prescriptive about the optimum size of a multi-academy trust, but it is likely that over time we will see MATs grow from 3, 4, 5 schools, typically, to trusts operating at least a dozen and may be upwards of 20 — 25 schools, with there still being a place for academy chains of 50 + schools.

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).

A cap on the number of schools that an academy chain can take on, which is often criticised by Ofsted, is to be considered by government.

Another measure is to track the growing popularity of an academy or chain after the approval of marketing or communications spending, although it may be difficult to distinguish this from overall school improvement.

Following Prime Minister David Cameron's calls in October that «local authorities running schools were a thing of the past», the announcement is due to make it easier for academy chains to take on failing schools, including those with financial or inspection problems.

In addition to offering their SEF for free to all schools Bluewave Education is also offering a facility for academy chains, federations and Multi Academy Trusts, whereby a Common Inspection Framework can be distributed to their family of schools and the responses can be aggregated for analysis and repacademy chains, federations and Multi Academy Trusts, whereby a Common Inspection Framework can be distributed to their family of schools and the responses can be aggregated for analysis and repAcademy Trusts, whereby a Common Inspection Framework can be distributed to their family of schools and the responses can be aggregated for analysis and reporting.

Hundreds of academy schools, including the largest academy chains, have already done so.

However, to make sure that the academies programme realises its goal of improving outcomes for disadvantaged children, the report is urging the government, and the national and regional schools commissioners, to do more to create mechanisms that spread good practice from the best academy chains to the rest.

That's why we are introducing new measures to transform failing and coasting schools, funding the best academy chains to share excellence in struggling regions in the North and creating a National Teaching Service - sending some of our best teachers to the areas that need them most.»

This sort of electronic system also helps leaders to oversee the entire school's performance, or even entire academy chains if necessary!

«The cost of failure where an academy chain runs several schools is hugely damaging for pupils and government needs a better grip of when chains are at risk of failure.

Many academies, including most of the strongest, are now run by «chains» — the British version of CMO's — which are also being asked to turn around low - performing schools.

And for some, School Direct is just the start of the journey, with a number of schools and academy chains choosing to take the next step and applying to become accredited school - led and school - centred ITT providers themselves (known as SCSchool Direct is just the start of the journey, with a number of schools and academy chains choosing to take the next step and applying to become accredited school - led and school - centred ITT providers themselves (known as SCschool - led and school - centred ITT providers themselves (known as SCschool - centred ITT providers themselves (known as SCITTs).

School Direct presents a fantastic opportunity to attract the best graduates into teaching — with groups of schools and academy chains offering real career development to compete with the best graduate employers.

The large salaries enjoyed by chief executives at some of England's academy chains is not justified by the performance of the schools they run, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said.

The Reach academy chain is set to open a third branch that will take control of around 15 schools in the south west of England.

She also claims that «there's no evidence converting schools to academies improves children's education» and warns that there aren't enough good multi-academy chains to run the thousands of schools that will be converted.

Teachers have particularly seized the opportunity to set up a new school; 67 per cent of free schools have been started by groups led by teachers, existing successful schools, academy chains or existing providers.

29 per cent of academy schools and 32 per cent of non-academies purchase in a chain or cluster.

Milburn also recommended a zero - tolerance approach to failure in schools, saying that they should become parts of academy chains if they do not meet minimum standards.

Apr - 13 TKAT Bridgemary School Ofsted «inadequate» Jul - 13 TKAT Collapse of Swedish «free» school chain Jul - 13 TKAT Havant Academy Ofsted «inadequate» Oct - 13 TKAT Bridgemary School Warning notice issued re Bridgemary School Jan - 14 TKAT The Kemnal Academy Trust Overall 2013 GCSE results below floor target Jan - 14 TKAT TKAT 26 out of 40 heads replaced Jan - 14 TKAT Weyfield Primary Academy Head disappears over holidays, Weyfield Primary Feb - 14 TKAT Dame Janet Primary Requires improvement Mar - 14 TKAT King Harold B & E Academy Requires improvement Jun - 14 TKAT Heybridge Primary Requires improvement Jun - 14 TKAT Portfield Primary School Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Salmestone Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Seymour Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Criticised by Ofsted: Overwhelming proportion of pupils not getting reasonable education Oct - 14 TKAT Thomas Bennett Community Requires improvement Nov - 14 TKAT Weyfield Primary Academy Inadequate (see previous entry) Jan - 15 TKAT Newlands Primary Requires improvement Jul - 15 TKAT Chichester High School for Boys Requires improSchool Ofsted «inadequate» Jul - 13 TKAT Collapse of Swedish «free» school chain Jul - 13 TKAT Havant Academy Ofsted «inadequate» Oct - 13 TKAT Bridgemary School Warning notice issued re Bridgemary School Jan - 14 TKAT The Kemnal Academy Trust Overall 2013 GCSE results below floor target Jan - 14 TKAT TKAT 26 out of 40 heads replaced Jan - 14 TKAT Weyfield Primary Academy Head disappears over holidays, Weyfield Primary Feb - 14 TKAT Dame Janet Primary Requires improvement Mar - 14 TKAT King Harold B & E Academy Requires improvement Jun - 14 TKAT Heybridge Primary Requires improvement Jun - 14 TKAT Portfield Primary School Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Salmestone Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Seymour Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Criticised by Ofsted: Overwhelming proportion of pupils not getting reasonable education Oct - 14 TKAT Thomas Bennett Community Requires improvement Nov - 14 TKAT Weyfield Primary Academy Inadequate (see previous entry) Jan - 15 TKAT Newlands Primary Requires improvement Jul - 15 TKAT Chichester High School for Boys Requires improschool chain Jul - 13 TKAT Havant Academy Ofsted «inadequate» Oct - 13 TKAT Bridgemary School Warning notice issued re Bridgemary School Jan - 14 TKAT The Kemnal Academy Trust Overall 2013 GCSE results below floor target Jan - 14 TKAT TKAT 26 out of 40 heads replaced Jan - 14 TKAT Weyfield Primary Academy Head disappears over holidays, Weyfield Primary Feb - 14 TKAT Dame Janet Primary Requires improvement Mar - 14 TKAT King Harold B & E Academy Requires improvement Jun - 14 TKAT Heybridge Primary Requires improvement Jun - 14 TKAT Portfield Primary School Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Salmestone Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Seymour Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Criticised by Ofsted: Overwhelming proportion of pupils not getting reasonable education Oct - 14 TKAT Thomas Bennett Community Requires improvement Nov - 14 TKAT Weyfield Primary Academy Inadequate (see previous entry) Jan - 15 TKAT Newlands Primary Requires improvement Jul - 15 TKAT Chichester High School for Boys Requires improSchool Warning notice issued re Bridgemary School Jan - 14 TKAT The Kemnal Academy Trust Overall 2013 GCSE results below floor target Jan - 14 TKAT TKAT 26 out of 40 heads replaced Jan - 14 TKAT Weyfield Primary Academy Head disappears over holidays, Weyfield Primary Feb - 14 TKAT Dame Janet Primary Requires improvement Mar - 14 TKAT King Harold B & E Academy Requires improvement Jun - 14 TKAT Heybridge Primary Requires improvement Jun - 14 TKAT Portfield Primary School Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Salmestone Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Seymour Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Criticised by Ofsted: Overwhelming proportion of pupils not getting reasonable education Oct - 14 TKAT Thomas Bennett Community Requires improvement Nov - 14 TKAT Weyfield Primary Academy Inadequate (see previous entry) Jan - 15 TKAT Newlands Primary Requires improvement Jul - 15 TKAT Chichester High School for Boys Requires improSchool Jan - 14 TKAT The Kemnal Academy Trust Overall 2013 GCSE results below floor target Jan - 14 TKAT TKAT 26 out of 40 heads replaced Jan - 14 TKAT Weyfield Primary Academy Head disappears over holidays, Weyfield Primary Feb - 14 TKAT Dame Janet Primary Requires improvement Mar - 14 TKAT King Harold B & E Academy Requires improvement Jun - 14 TKAT Heybridge Primary Requires improvement Jun - 14 TKAT Portfield Primary School Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Salmestone Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Seymour Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Criticised by Ofsted: Overwhelming proportion of pupils not getting reasonable education Oct - 14 TKAT Thomas Bennett Community Requires improvement Nov - 14 TKAT Weyfield Primary Academy Inadequate (see previous entry) Jan - 15 TKAT Newlands Primary Requires improvement Jul - 15 TKAT Chichester High School for Boys Requires improSchool Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Salmestone Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Seymour Primary Requires improvement Jul - 14 TKAT Criticised by Ofsted: Overwhelming proportion of pupils not getting reasonable education Oct - 14 TKAT Thomas Bennett Community Requires improvement Nov - 14 TKAT Weyfield Primary Academy Inadequate (see previous entry) Jan - 15 TKAT Newlands Primary Requires improvement Jul - 15 TKAT Chichester High School for Boys Requires improSchool for Boys Requires improvement

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.

Sir David (pictured), who started the job at the beginning of February, was unable to answer questions about his plans to introduce a new tier system for academy chains and repeated requests from Schools Week for further information about transparency — and why it was now missing from his plans — were also refused.

The fact that councils can no longer open new schools is the subject of a long - running campaign by the Local Government Association, which has warned that there aren't enough «viable» academy chains to take on extra schools.

In his interview, Sir David revealed plans to create four tiers of academy chains, ranging from starter trusts made up of five or fewer academies to «system leaders»: large chains with 30 or more schools under their umbrellas (see last page).

An analysis published by the Policy Exchange think tank showed that in the most recent waves of free schools, more than two - thirds were opened by academies or academy chains.

The charter chain came under fire after a recent New York Times investigation revealed that administrators at one Success Academy school kept a «got to go» list of struggling students that they actively worked to push out.

Run by the academy sponsoring chain ARK, this primary school will open on a temporary site in the Queen's Park area of north Westminster in September.

Labour's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell said: «Just because they have become an academy or are part of a chain doesn't mean that a school will automatically succeed.

It can also assist where an established academy is taken over by an existing academy chain or where a free school is established upon the merger, take - over and / or closure of existing schools or services.

But Morgan's hopes were quickly dashed when the NASUWT general secretary, Chris Keates, followed her at the podium and asked Morgan to reconsider the plan to move 16,000 schools in England from local authority oversight to control by chains of academy trusts by 2022.