Sentences with phrase «large academy chains»

Now large academy chains run schools creating economies of scale themselves.

Several large academy chains were approached for comment but did not respond, with the exception of Ark, which did not want to comment before more details are released.

If their predictions are correct, the levy will affect certain large academy chains and sector organisations with charitable status such as exam boards.

Large academy chains, exam boards and other education sector charities will have to pay the new apprenticeship levy, the government has confirmed.

Large academy chains, exam boards and other education sector charities could face an apprenticeship tax to support the creation of new apprenticeships.

The employee number threshold has not yet been set, so it is unclear how many organisations this will effect, but it is likely to affect a number of large academy chains and education organisations with charitable status, including exam boards.

«With more than 80 per cent of council maintained schools currently rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted, and only three of the 20 largest academy chains viable to take on additional schools, high performing maintained schools should also be able to sponsor struggling schools, without having to go through academy status first.

Ofsted has warned that England's largest academy chain, the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), is «failing too many pupils».

Hundreds of academy schools, including the largest academy chains, have already done so.

Ian Comfort, the group CEO of the Academies Enterprise Trust, the country's largest academy chain, has announced he is stepping down from his role.

Former education secretary David Blunkett has resigned as chair of the David Ross Education Trust, one of England's largest academy chains, with several other senior figures including the...

Last year, the country's largest academy chain, AET, moved all its information communication technology (ICT) services to Google's cloud service, saying it would allow it to save # 900,000.

Mr Hoare was brought in to help large academy chain AET with difficulties.

Academies Enterprise Trust, the country's largest academy chain, has a pension deficit of # 68.6 million, down from # 71.9 million the previous year, when nine of its academies were merged, closed or moved to other trusts.

If all ECC's current schools moved into a single academy it would be more than triple the size of AET, the largest academy chain.

Ark, which, with its network of 35 schools nationwide, is one of England's largest academy chains, says Clark brings with her «a wealth of experience in the education sector».

These include some of England's largest academy chains, such as the Academies Enterprise Trust, Reach2, United Learning, Oasis, Delta, TKAT, Harris and Ark..

«Only 15 % of the largest academy chains perform above the national average in terms of progress made by pupils, compared with 44 % of councils, while more than 80 % of maintained schools are rated as «good» or «outstanding» by Ofsted.

England's largest academy chain has abandoned plans to close a town's only secondary school after a backlash from parents.

A Schools Week investigation can reveal the country's 12 largest academy chains have shelled out the seven - figure sum in 2014/15 alone.

The largest academy chain in England has been slapped with a notice of financial concern by the Education Funding Agency (EFA).

It comes as Carter this week unveiled plans to introduce «mentor MATs», whereby larger academy chains will help schools to form a multi-academy trust.

Former education secretary David Blunkett has resigned as chair of the David Ross Education Trust, one of England's largest academy chains, with several other senior figures including the chief executive.

Not exact matches

In absence of the national funding formula (NFF), which has been delayed until 2018/19, it would also allow academy chains spanning more than one local authority to address large inequalities in funding.

The large salaries enjoyed by chief executives at some of England's academy chains is not justified by the performance of the schools they run, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said.

In his interview, Sir David revealed plans to create four tiers of academy chains, ranging from starter trusts made up of five or fewer academies to «system leaders»: large chains with 30 or more schools under their umbrellas (see last page).

The data also revealed that the lowest - performing chains included many larger trusts, that most secondary trusts with poorer pupils perform way below average, and that trusts with a mix of academies seem to perform better.

The free schools programme, established by Michael Gove in 2010 as a way for members of the public and teachers to set up their own schools, is increasingly used by large, established academy chains to start their own schools.

... Pupils at the nine schools run by the U.S. charter school operator Rocketship Education spend a quarter of their lesson time online, an approach that has provided inspiration for a proposed new academy run by Ark Schools, one of England's largest school chains....

Recently, the Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw criticised seven sizeable academy chains for failing to improve the results of too many pupils in their schools, while paying board members large salaries.

Academies Enterprise Trust, the country's largest chain, offloaded seven schools in 2015 after concerns that it had expanded too quickly.

And the combined cost to England's largest chain, Academies Enterprise Trust, of employing first one, and then another, chief executive during 2016 - 17 was also # 400,000.

Large, geographically limited academy chains can provide a similar framework: John Blake and Zoe Howells are working with the established Harris Schools Direct provision to build something special that could replicate the model of the Cambridge PGCE.

At present, however, most academy chains are not sufficiently large enough to appoint specialists for each subject.

The bosses of academy trusts running large chains of schools in England are going to be challenged by education ministers over «fat - cat» pay.

Before setting up his own company, he served as a Vice President of National Heritage Academies, a for - profit charter chain that owns and operates 75 charter schools in nine states, making it the third largest for - profit charter school company in the United States.

Other barred sponsors include some of the country's larger chains, such as Academies Enterprise Trust and CfBT Education Trust.

Andrew is a Trustee of the Academies Enterprise Trust, the largest multi-academy chain in England.

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