Sentences with phrase «many multi academy trusts»

As well as forcing schools to become academies, the government intends to remove the requirement for governing bodies to have parent governors, with multi academy trusts (MAT) being able to close down the governing bodies of individual schools.

Academisation is a relatively new education structure for schools and with this comes need for schools, academies and multi academy trusts (MATs) to share experiences and advice.

Returning to the show this year, we have the FASNA sponsored MAT Summit, providing a unique insight into governance and best - practice and available funding for Multi Academy Trusts.

There are three models: Multi Academy Trust (MAT); Umbrella Trust (UT); and Collaboration Agreement (CA).

With this in mind and whatever the governance structure in place (single converter or a more complex multi academy trust model), it is essential that governing body members understand their role in ensuring that risk and risk management is taken seriously and is part of their accountability to parents, the wider public and other stakeholders.

Advising other schools on choosing a cashless system, Sam Tse from South Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust said: «Communicate with parents well in advance regarding reasons behind the change and the benefits to themselves and the school.

John F. Kennedy School is a four to 19 special needs school within the Learning and Harmony Multi Academy Trust.

Sam Tse, head of finance at the South Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust, adopted a ParentPay system in 2015 to redirect valuable staff resource away from cash management and income tracking, as well as reduce the risk of money being lost.

With informed and practical advice on how to work within an academy to achieve a world - class level of education, this is a must - attend session for all academy and multi academy trust (MAT) leaders and teachers.

Recommended workshops on Wednesday 18th include: «How to make cost savings and make your budget go further» by the TES Foundation; «Exploiting the opportunity for change within the Finance Function, when creating or growing a Multi Academy Trust» by Will Jordan of PD Financials; and» Simplifying procurement - a master class in procuring and practical everyday top tips» by ESPO.

He calls on northern local authorities to do more to support academy programmes and «facilitate the growth of strong and effective multi academy trusts» because «it is in the interests of local children and young people to do so».

Exhibitors at the Conference included Amadeus; Langley Waterproofing Systems; BlueSky; PS Financials, who discussed «Exploiting the opportunity for change within the Finance Function, when creating or growing a Multi Academy Trust»; Civica with their Resource Financials; Capita SIMS; Bodet; and the Association of School and College Leaders.

This will include state - funded schools and multi academy trusts, charities and research organisations, independent schools and universities.

The report raised concerns that the supply of new head teachers is declining just as the demand is set to increase, citing plans to create 500 free schools, which will require new executive head roles in multi academy trusts.

In addition to offering their SEF for free to all schools Bluewave Education is also offering a facility for academy chains, federations and Multi Academy Trusts, whereby a Common Inspection Framework can be distributed to their family of schools and the responses can be aggregated for analysis and reporting.

Strictly Education is the UK's leading provider of professional support services and solutions to schools, academies and Multi Academy Trusts since 2002.

The landscape going forward As every school becomes an academy we will see further Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) evolve.

Over 60 per cent of secondary schools have converted to academies and most of them are part of Multi Academy Trusts (MATs).

As a leading provider of premises services solutions to schools, academies and multi academy trusts throughout the UK, Strictly Education has been providing support to schools across the UK and helping clients identify risks to remain compliant with health and safety legislation with a range of property support options.

For any small school the challenges that come with more regulation are impractical to undertake as a single entity; they will be much better placed to join a Multi Academy Trust and share in the central support functions they can supply.

The education select committee questioned three of the country's regional schools commissioners (RSC) to give evidence into an inquiry into multi academy trusts.

Those governing academies are a little bit more positive, but really not that much: 70 per cent of trustees of multi academy trusts (MATs) are negative about government policy.

Whether we like it or not, it appears that more and more schools will become «married» as part of a Multi Academy Trust in the years ahead; leaving behind their relative independence (and the varying quality of parenting provided by different Local Authorities) in order to enter into an often polygamous lifelong partnership with other schools.

It is possible now for a relatively inexperienced head teacher with limited experience to become an executive principal and then a CEO of a multi academy trust.

SIP phone services also enable free site - to - site calls, so if you're a Multi Academy Trust, all phone calls between sites won't cost you a penny.

The head teacher of a school judged to be Good or Outstanding, irrespective of its context, is being encouraged to sponsor other schools and become de facto the executive principal and then CEO of the multi academy trust created.

Sam Tse, Head of Finance at the South Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust had a list of key requirements a solution should meet before coming to a decision; including competitive pricing, flexibility and ease of use for both the school and parents.

Speaking about the Trust and its aspirations, CEO, Professor Sonia Blandford, said: «Over the past two years, Park House School and Achievement for All have been working closely with the Department for Education to design a Multi Academy Trust that puts children and young people at the centre of everything we do.

The number of academies and multi academy trusts (MATs) increases on a monthly basis.

Achievement for All Education Trust, a not for profit organisation, has been granted Sponsor and Multi Academy Trust status by the Department for Education and will be forming a Multi Academy Trust (MAT).

He was the Midlands Regional Director for Future Leaders and serves on two Multi Academy Trusts as a Director and is a Governor of an Academy and Community School in Coventry.

Wolverhampton was among those in charge of a large MAT, the Education Central Multi Academy Trust.

Executive head teacher Karen Holmes, of Saints Way Church of England Multi Academy Trust, said she was «furious» when she discovered the funding for her schools had come to an end.

As a former director of a rural multi academy trust that receives pupil funding at the lower end of the spectrum, this amount of money being spent to make up for naivity and incompetence is shameful.

If traditional governors have been side - lined by the rise of the Multi Academy Trust, what of the parents?

The Harmony Trust are a multi academy trust of 5 primary schools in Oldham.

Slough and East Berkshire CofE Multi Academy Trust (SEBMAT) was established in 2013 to form a group of schools which can support each other to ensure the best possible outcomes for the young people in...

CofE Multi Academy Trust (SEBMAT)

NET Academies» Lead Trustee for Governance, Tony Ashmore, explains the Trust's newly developed governance structure, designed to support Excellence as Standard at every level of our growing multi academy trust.

The Department for Education has threatened to rebroker Central Devon Academy and North Devon Academy, two alternative provision schools run by the multi academy trust SchoolsCompany, to another sponsor.

Figures released today by the Joint Union Asbestos Committee (JUAC) in conjunction with the campaigner Lucie Stephens and Rachel Reeves MP, reveal the shocking disparity in asbestos management across Multi Academy Trusts (MATs) and reinforce the need for the Government to take urgent action.

«We are not aware of any official correspondence to parent multi academy trusts on the matter,» he claimed

The DfE preferred model is for Multi Academy Trusts (MATs).

There is absolutely no uniformity in how Multi Academy Trusts are managing their asbestos, and no standardised procedures followed when schools transfer to academy trusts.

St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi Academy Trust doubled its size from seven to 14 and is also lining up new additions for this academic year.

This will enable us to continue to grow teaching school alliances, continue to grow national leaders of education and continue to support and develop existing and new high quality multi academy trusts.

Earlier this month, Schools Week reported that the Education Central Multi Academy Trust run by the University of Wolverhampton had been ordered to improve its teaching and school improvement «urgently», after Ofsted rated half of its schools as «inadequate» or «requires improvement».

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual who sets high standards and wants to be part of a growing Multi Academy Trust.

Do you not understand the difference between ARK (the charity) and ARK Schools (the multi academy trust)?

««We offer teachers a fantastically rewarding and ambitious organisation to work within, with a supportive and growing multi academy trust behind us, where teachers are challenged and supported and their talents celebrated and nurtured».»