Sentences with phrase «free schools and academies»

The policies of free schools and academies divide opinion - not least within the new government coalition.

Like so much in education this panel has been selected for political purposes driven by ideology in order to «prove» that, for example, free schools and academies do things better.

There will be no more free schools and academy chains will made accountable.

On free schools and academies he was equally clear.

The schools operate under a range of legal structures including free schools and academies.

The documents include the criteria for approving free schools and academy sponsors.

If free schools and academies are to have much of the burden of central bureaucracy lifted, it is important other schools can benefit in the same way.

However, the lack of any convincing evidence to prove the impact of free schools and academies is not stopping the prime minister and his allies pushing ahead.

Although there are still many schools, most commonly called community schools, controlled and receiving funding through the local council, the number of new Free Schools and Academies continues to grow.

Mr Twigg criticised the education secretary for allowing free schools and academies the freedom to employ staff who do not have qualified teacher status.

It means local authorities do not have as much control over the creation of new schools and places as they once did, although they can invite bids for free schools and academies in their areas.

Liberal Democrat activists have defeated their leadership over coalition plans for free schools and academies.

It could include # 2.5 billion for the pupil premium (Lib Dems), three million apprenticeships (Conservative), ensuring all teachers are qualified (Labour), bringing free schools and academies under local authority control (Green) or schools investigated by Ofsted on the presentation of a petition to the DfE signed by 25 per cent of parents or governors (UKIP)... or something entirely different.

In turn, because of the freedoms that these schools have, it will be difficult for Corbyn's team to make many inroads into the debate around the national curriculum (because free schools and Academies do not have to teach it).

Mr Gove is understood to have asked his department to «examine the feasibility» of introducing the admissions policy for the government's new free schools and academy schools only.

Andreas Schleicher, the OECD's education expert, has described the greater flexibility given to free schools and academies as a «promising trend».

It comes after reports that right - wing think tank Civitas has urged the Government to create a new body to inspect free schools and academies.

«Labour will reassert its support for local accountability through Local Education Authorities and school governor boards accountable to local communities and local authorities and will return Free Schools and Academies to LEA oversight.»

Somehow, this has been institutionalised; one agenda point on free schools and academies sees the «concerned» Lib Dem conference proposing to disagree with the coalition government.

I'll be back for more tomorrow, when the Lib Dems are debating free schools and academies and Clegg is delivering his leader's speech.

However, the one major downfall of Oliver's campaign was the loophole that excluded free schools and academies from the rulings that ensured other schools improved the food that they offer to their students.

Charter schools, like free schools and academies in England, are independent of local authority control.

On its own, not a lot, but it has been reported by Sky News and the Financial Times that Burnham specifically wants existing free schools and academies brought back under council control.

Indeed, journalist Toby Young, who is setting up one of the first free schools, said the admissions changes would «enable successful free schools and academies to ensure children from low income families aren't crowded out by sharp - elbowed, middle class parents».

The role of Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs), appointed to approve and monitor free schools and academies, is unclear, the MPs add.

In contrast, stand - alone academies, free schools and academy chains, overseen by central Government (and their agencies such as the Education Funding Agency and Regional Schools Commissioners), lack transparency and are undemocratic.

This freedom is another reason that teaching unions dislike the move towards free schools and academies, fearing national agreements will be tossed aside and their members» rights eroded.

That is why we have given free schools and academies the same freedoms the best independent schools enjoy to hire great linguists, computer scientists, engineers and others who can inspire their pupils.»

This autumn NSN has held two networking events for open and approved free schools, introducing them to two of the new Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) that now oversee free schools and academies.

Wey bought a consultancy firm run by Atkins, called Zail, in 2011, and kept Atkins on board so she could help the firm run free schools and academies.

«We know that parents do not agree with many of the education secretary's «reforms», such as allowing free schools and academies to employ unqualified teachers or the excessive testing of pupils from the age of four.

The Department for Education said 18,995 extra secondary school places had been created since September, through the opening of new free schools and academies.

She agreed this would mean the creation of more free schools and academies, as well as «working with the teaching profession to make sure that every child has an excellent local school to attend and that we have lots of good and excellent teachers across the country».

«I am not a supporter of the principle of free schools and academies, and I would want to bring them all back into the local authority orbit.

Charter schools are independent of local authority control and operate in a similar way to free schools and academies in England.

The move, which came in a little noticed document last week, marks a significant victory for secular campaigners, who have long fought to ensure the freedom granted to free schools and academies does not allow religious ideas to be taught in science classes.

Free schools and academy schools are currently able to employ teachers who have not done any formal teacher training, a situation favoured by Gove as giving freedom to heads to recruit teachers with a wider set of skills.

So far, Corbyn's team has given mixed messages on free schools and Academies.

However, heads and academy principals might feel a little apprehensive about his call to bring free schools and academies «back into the orbit of public education and local authorities».

Schools minister Sarah Teather, whose amendment to a motion damning the coalition's plans for free schools and academies was defeated by delegates this lunchtime, is the first victim of this process.

Colin Hart, chief executive of the institute, accused the government overreacting, on Premier's «News Hour», he said: «You may or may not agree with it, but one thing you can't do is sue the school over the way in which history is taught or maths is taught or whatever subject there is, because the law excludes discrimination from the content of the curriculum, but that's to change for independent schools, free schools and academies»

Within Brighton & Hove, I also manage the free school meal eligibility checking service on behalf of all of our schools, colleges, free schools and academies, so I am well placed to collect information that will be relevant to both the caterer and our schools.

«The NASUWT warned that the ability of free schools and academies to police their own admissions would create opportunities for selection to flourish, and it is clear from this report that this is exactly what is happening.

While they would be free to design their own curriculum — in the same way that Free Schools and Academies can — there would be a clear expectation that they would learn from the best comparable schools in other countries.

But might we see Corbyn play to his left leaning voters and go after those institutions that they hate even more than free schools and Academies — private schools?

And since improving our education system is the best investment in a competitive economy, I am today committing # 270m to fund improvements in further education colleges and one billion pounds to expand good schools and build 100 new free schools and academies.

Because every free school and academy is required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum in its funding agreement, the explicit statement that creationism is incompatible with it bars the teaching of it as a scientific theory.

Thanks to the free schools and academies programme and the efforts of teachers, heads and governors, there are now 1.4 million more children in good and outstanding schools compared with 2010.

«The Education Department expenditure limits beg the question where the Government will find the funding for its free schools and Academies programmes.