Sentences with phrase «existing academy chains»

Local authorities will no longer build schools themselves, so the free schools programme will be the gateway for «education providers» - including faith groups and those behind existing academy chains - to establish new schools.

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.

Schools which are already academies and which fall into the «requires improvement» category face being taken away from their existing academy chain and run by another.

Not exact matches

High - performing academy chains will also play a huge role in spreading existing best practice and innovation between schools.

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.

Despite their name, research schools are not separate institutions, so much as hubs based within existing schools or academy chains.

«New chains should not be allowed to expand until they have a track record of success in driving improvement in their existing academies,» it said.

She has said schools will be offered help to improve first, before existing head teachers are replaced by an academy chain.

What is clear is that charter chains like Success Academy, which boast very high scores on state tests and very little tolerance for even mildly divergent behavior, are pleased since they will no longer have to bother with new teachers who have actually learned to teach and have existing teaching experience and knowledge of pedagogy.