Sentences with phrase «forced academy status»

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The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, is balloting members in 13 primary schools in Birmingham which are being threatened with forced conversion to academy status.

If such a report were given to local authority maintained schools, they would be forced to accept academy status.

Earlier this year, following the passage of the Education Act, the DfE gained the power to force failing schools to convert schools to Academy status.

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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

Ofsted's annual report reveals that of 170 local authority - maintained schools that were languishing at the lowest rating in April last year, when new rules around academy conversion came into force, 65 of which have still not converted to academy status.

(1) «The «area reviews» process is forcing some sixth form colleges to merge with other colleges, while others are moving to academy status simply to secure the same exemption from VAT that schools enjoy automatically.

«Forced conversion into academy status is not going to be the default option for coasting schools,» said Mr Hobby.

«Constant reform — including last week's move to force a status change upon the majority of schools that are not academies — leaves staff rushing to keep up and means teachers will spend more and more time on work outside of the classroom,» he said.

There are wide variations within the academy category, with sponsored academies, which are forced into academy status after poor Ofsted ratings, predictably faring worse than converter academies, which must be rated good or outstanding before being allowed to convert.

Currently all schools can choose to convert to academy status, but those deemed to be struggling or failing to improve sufficiently can be forced to convert.

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