Sentences with phrase «for academy status»

And I seem to recall that primaries can now apply for academy status.

Over time the policy shifted so that schools with other ratings could also voluntarily apply for academy status.

By opting for academy status, one of Michael Gove's flagship policies, schools at the centre of these allegations have broadly removed themselves from council control.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, has warned today that schools whose applications for academy status for 1 September 2010 are approved face detailed scrutiny of how the decision was reached and whether the provisions of legislation and regulation, particularly regarding the transfer of staff have been followed.

Labour and the teaching unions had claimed that the confirmation that 153 outstanding schools had applied for academy status by late June was a «humiliating climb down» for Mr Gove, because he had originally told MPs on 2 June that 1,100 schools had «applied for» academy freedoms.

«I think one of the priorities for our board is going to be to encourage, and promote, and ensure that primaries that apply for academy status do so either with a partner or in a group so that there's robust capacity in the primaries that become academies.»

Sixth - form colleges would become eligible for academy status, added Mr Osborne, which would affect about 100 colleges.

One important practical point: the governors of Catholic schools can now opt for Academy status.

Of course, in reality the consultation should inform the governors» decision making, which means it is prudent to consult before an application for academy status is made to the DfE.

In recent years, PRUs have been applying for academy status as «AP Academies».

The «sponsored academy» programme is due to begin in September 2012 and is in addition to the 1,200 schools that have already applied for academy status.

Since Academy schools are not under the control of local authorities, it is a source of great wonder to me that all Catholic maintained schools have not opted for this status; it is an even greater wonder that the Catholic diocesan authorities are, it seems, actually discouraging the governors of Catholic schools from exercising their legal right to opt for Academy status.

«It has been clear that the driver of the hasty decisions made by some schools to apply for academy status has been the belief that they will get more money as academies.

«The Secretary of State knows that the publication, at this stage, of a list of schools which have applied for academy status is irrelevant.

Responding to the announcement that the Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove is to write to every headteacher inviting them to apply for academy status, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said:

Other key findings include: - Squeezed budgets mean many schools have been forced to shed staff, with further reductions to staff spending expected over the next two years - Teacher shortages seem to be getting worse - Schools that opt for academy status are not embracing the freedoms it brings in terms of curriculum, and teachers» pay and conditions - Secondary governors are using 11 - 16 funding to subsidise their sixth forms, as cuts in post-16 budgets bite

Academy conversions generally fall into one of two categories; voluntary conversion, where the governors of the school voluntarily apply for academy status, and forced or involuntary conversion where a school is eligible for intervention and is issued with an order to close and re-open as an academy with an external sponsor.

Education legislation states that this may take place before an application for academy status is made and must be completed before a funding agreement is entered into with the Secretary of State.

Primary schools that wish to apply for academy status will be encouraged to do so in groups says Dominic Herrington, the regional schools commissioner for south - east England and south London.

«Converter» academies are those where the school governors apply for academy status.

These major public sector reforms, still rolling out across England as governing bodies opt, sometimes under pressure, for academy status, have been built on very shaky foundations.

Mr Gove said that within two years of a Conservative election victory primary schools would be able to apply for academy status.

«The various announcements and mixed messages coming from Michael Gove about who can and can not apply for academy status is both bewildering and of great concern,» she said.

«Now barely ten per cent of that number, around 100, have even applied for Academy status and none of them will convert in September, Michael Gove must explain why he rushed this Bill.