Having the freedom to decide term times, teaching structure and curriculum are key drivers for those schools
considering academy conversion, as many in the education sector feel controlled by central and local government decisions.
Similarly, as soon as school is deemed «inadequate» and is eligible for rebrokerage, the school's information could be uploaded to the platform, which would also give maintained schools
considering academy conversion the option to voluntarily upload their information.
One MAT in south London, held an away day with the CEO, as well as the three headteachers of the schools forming the MAT and focused on
considering academy conversion and working through these questions.
Not exact matches
Should you be
considering the
conversion to an
Academy?
Through the
academy conversion process, your organisation will need to decide whether it wishes to continue using the service provided by the Local Authority, or
consider other providers through a competitive procurement process.
The Independent
Academies Association examines some of the questions and issues that school leaders face when
considering conversion
It generally takes approximately three to four months to convert from the date of an
academy order so
consider your preferred date for
conversion — along with the resources needed to achieve
conversion (both in terms of manpower and financially), professional advice required and the stakeholders you will need to consult.
In particular, both the forced academisation of schools in areas
considered to be «unviable», and the removal of the council role in school improvement, went against evidence that council - maintained schools perform more highly than
academies and free schools in Ofsted inspections, and that
conversion to
academies did not in itself lead to better results.
For example, the cost to a Local Authority of converting a school to an
Academy is between # 2,500 and # 20,000 * without
considering any financial deficits the Authority may retain and money spent on school improvement services in the time taken to
conversion.
«In particular, both the forced academisation of schools in areas
considered to be «unviable», and the removal of the council role in school improvement, went against evidence that council - maintained schools perform more highly than
academies and free schools in Ofsted inspections, and that
conversion to
academies did not in itself lead to better results,» said Richard Watts, chairman of the LGA's Children and Young People Board.
St Christopher's Multi
Academy Trust welcomes contact from individual Church schools or groups of Church schools considering conversion to academy
Academy Trust welcomes contact from individual Church schools or groups of Church schools
considering conversion to
academy academy status.