The Chair of the Academy Trust, David Meller, and I have a good working relationship with shared vision and values, but there is absolute clarity that I am answerable to the Trust for the performance of the school.
That same month, the academies minister Theodore Agnew wrote to
chairs of all academy trust boards urging them to take their financial responsibilities seriously, and not to over-reward trust bosses.
A Department for Education spokeswoman said the letter from Lord Agnew «recognises the vital role that
chairs of academy trusts play, and will ensure we can continue to work with multi-academy trusts to improve standards for all children, wherever they are growing up».
Not exact matches
In the latest
of a string
of letters sent to
trusts, the
chairs of academies paying two or more salaries between # 100,000 and # 150,000 in 2015 - 16 have been contacted.
As part
of the new regulations,
academy trusts must notify EFA
of the appointment
of members or trustees and the vacating or filing
of the positions
of chair of trustee, accounting officer and chief financial officer within 14 days
of the change.
Former education secretary David Blunkett has resigned as
chair of the David Ross Education
Trust, one
of England's largest
academy chains, with several other senior figures including the...
We have regular joint meetings for the Heads and
Chairs of the NET
Academies, which now number six in total, and we have our paperwork sorted, including
Trust policies and proformas for all documentation required by the
Trust.
David Baker, the interim chief executive at Ridings until it joins his Olympus
Academy Trust, said he and new chair of governors, Claire Emery, had commissioned an audit of the trust's finances when they both took over last
Trust, said he and new
chair of governors, Claire Emery, had commissioned an audit
of the
trust's finances when they both took over last
trust's finances when they both took over last year.
NET
Academies Trust will appoint the
chair of governors.
Christine Ryan, the former chief inspector
of the Independent Schools Inspectorate, is to become a Dame, while David Earnshaw, the
chair of the Outwood Grange
Academies Trust, will be made a CBE.
However Martin,
chair of governors at Durand
Academy Trust (DAT) and also its former executive head, said the government had approved the contract, which he says enables millions of pounds in profit to be pumped back into the academy
Academy Trust (DAT) and also its former executive head, said the government had approved the contract, which he says enables millions of pounds in profit to be pumped back into the academy t
Trust (DAT) and also its former executive head, said the government had approved the contract, which he says enables millions
of pounds in profit to be pumped back into the
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Tom Bennett, Founder
of ResearchEd and
Chair of the Department for Education Behaviour Group John Blake, History Consultant & Leading Practitioner at Harris Federation Christine Counsell, Director
of Education, Inspiration
Trust Anthony Denny, Parent & Governor, Jane Austen College Rachel De Souza, CEO, Inspiration
Trust Toby French, Lead Practitioner, Torquay
Academy Claire Heald, Executive Principal, Jane Austen College Karl Hoods, Chairman
of Governors, Harris
Academy Beckenham Hywel Jones, Head Teacher, West London Free School Michaela Khatib, Executive Head, Cobham Free School Mark Lehain, Principal, Bedford Free School Stuart Lock, Head Teacher, Cottenham Village College Helena Mills, CEO, Burnt Mills
Academy Trust Munira Mirza, Former Deputy Mayor
of Education and Culture for London Dan Moynihan, CEO, Harris Federation Libby Nicholas, CEO, Reach 4
Academy Trust Sara Noel, Parent and Governor, Cottenham Village College Martyn Oliver, CEO, Outwood Grange
Academies Trust James O'Shaughnessy, Founder
of Floreat Education
Academies Trust Bruno Reddy, Maths Social Entrepreneur & former Head
of Maths at King Solomon
Academy Martin Robinson, Educationalist & author
of Trivium21c Mark Rose, Governor, Great Yarmouth Primary
Academy Jo Saxton, CEO, Turner Schools Multi-
Academy Trust Tony Sewell, Founder
of Generating Genius Jonathan Simons, Head
of Education at Policy Exchange & Chairman
of Governors, Greenwich Free School Luke Sparkes, Principal, Trinity
Academy Alex Wade, Parent and Chairman
of Governors, Fulham Boys School Claire Ward, Parent, Cobham Free School Rachel Wolf, Founder
of The New Schools Network & Former Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Education
Pat Jefferson,
Chair of the NET
Academies Trust board, commented, «On behalf
of the board
of trustees for the NET
Academies Trust, I would like to offer many congratulations to the staff and pupils
of Battle
Academy.
The event started with a whole - school assembly with special guests, Mrs Pat Jefferson,
Chair of NET
Academies Trust, Mrs Maxine Evans, Chief Executive
of NET
Academies Trust and Roy Blatchford, Director
of The National Education
Trust present as invited guests.
The school
of which I am
chair — the John Madejski
Academy (JMA), a standalone academy in Reading — was placed in special measures in October 2015 and instructed to join a multi-academy trust as soon as po
Academy (JMA), a standalone
academy in Reading — was placed in special measures in October 2015 and instructed to join a multi-academy trust as soon as po
academy in Reading — was placed in special measures in October 2015 and instructed to join a multi-
academy trust as soon as po
academy trust as soon as possible.
In a letter to Dr Achmad da Costa,
chair of Oldknow
Academy Trust, Lord Nash said it was not meeting the requirements set out in its funding agreement.
Now Chris Morgan,
chair of the Robert Owen
Academies Trust, said his organisation is considering a judicial review
of the decision to close the school.
The
chair of OGAT is also a Director of The Inspiration Trust, one of whose Directors is Theodore Agnew, the recently appointed Academies Minister who was also a former non-executive Director at the DfE from 2010 to 2015, and Chair of the Academies Board from 2013 to
chair of OGAT is also a Director
of The Inspiration
Trust, one
of whose Directors is Theodore Agnew, the recently appointed
Academies Minister who was also a former non-executive Director at the DfE from 2010 to 2015, and
Chair of the Academies Board from 2013 to
Chair of the
Academies Board from 2013 to 2015.
Zenna Atkins,
chair of Ofsted from 2006 to 2010, has been ordered to pay damages to her former employer, Wey Education, after breaching her duty
of loyalty following a power struggle over an
academy trust she helped found.
Former education secretary David Blunkett has resigned as
chair of the David Ross Education
Trust, one
of England's largest
academy chains, with several other senior figures including the chief executive.
The Durand
Academy Trust last night published a series
of letters on its website that its
chair of governors Sir Greg Martin sent to the government, including former prime minister David Cameron, as part
of a long - running funding feud.
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.
Little
chairs the Bedfordshire Schools
Trust and the Reach 4
academy chain, and his appointment is the second
of a representative
of the Reach family
of chains.
Stephen Tierney,
chair of the influential Heads Roundtable policy group and chief executive
of the Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi
Academy Trust, also sounded his support.
Fiona Bradley Director, Fruitmarket Gallery Dr Maria Balshaw Director, Manchester City Art Gallery and Whitworth Art Gallery Iwona Blazwick Director, Whitechapel Gallery Caroline Collier Director
of partnerships and programmes, Tate Jeremy Deller Artist Dr Stephen Deuchar Director, Art Fund Adam Caruso Caruso St John Architects Alex Farquharson Director, Tate Britain Martin Green CEO & Director, Hull City
of Culture 2017 Simon Groom Director, Scottish National Gallery
of Modern Art Paul Hobson Director, Modern Art Oxford Alistair Hudson Director, Mima, Middlesbrough Judy Kelly Artistic director, Southbank Centre David Lan Director, The Young Vic James Lingwood Co-director, Artangel Dave Moutrey Director and CEO, Home Andrew Nairne Director, Kettle's Yard Hans Ulrich Obrist Artistic director, Serpentine Gallery Cornelia Parker Artist Grayson Perry Artist Fiona Rae Artist Jonathan Reekie Director, Somerset House
Trust Charles Saumarez Smith CEO, Royal
Academy of Arts Conrad Shawcross Artist Matthew Slotover Co-founder, Frieze Kathleen Soriano
Chair, Liverpool Biennial Peter St John Caruso St John Architects Polly Staple Director, Chisenhale Gallery Sally Tallant Director, Liverpool Biennial Paul Thompson Rector, Royal College
of Art Mark Wallinger Artist Simon Wallis Director, Hepworth Wakefield Jonathan Watkins Director, Ikon Gallery Richard Wentworth Artist Samuel West
Chair, National Campaign for the Arts
4.30pm - 4.40 pm — Registration 4.40pm - 5.20 pm — An overview
of the legal implications from Harrison Clark Rickerbys» Education Team led by Philip Heath, Head
of Academies 5.20 pm — 5.40 pm — An overview
of the financial implications by Joe Scaife
of Bishop Fleming 5.40 pm — 6.20 pm — Mark Davies, Chief Executive
of Trust in Learning 6.20 pm — 6.40 pm — A governor perspective from Richard Levinge,
Chair of Governors, The Milestone School 6.40 pm — 7.00 pm — Panel Q&A 7.00 pm — Close