Sentences with phrase «more academies and free schools»

Some individuals are contracted to fulfil more than one role, but they all focus on taking forward the government's wish to develop more academies and free schools.

But the Lib Dems are not likely to call for any reversal in the drive towards more academies and free schools.

Party members overwhelmingly passed a motion opposing plans to create more academies and free schools, which are free from local authority control.

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The academies scheme has been dramatically extended, Free Schools are springing up and new, more rigorous exams are in place.

Universal credit must be landed successfully, more free schools and academies must be opened, superfast broadband plumbed in and other infrastructure projects begun, if not completed.

«Look at the free schools and academies that are bringing in diverse providers to create more excellent school places and getting some of the best results at GCSE.

We are particularly concerned that the additional freedoms that Academies and Free Schools enjoy around admissions, employment and the curriculum allow them to religiously discriminate more than has previously been possible in state - funded schools, and that a wider diversity of state «faith» schools are opening than ever Schools enjoy around admissions, employment and the curriculum allow them to religiously discriminate more than has previously been possible in state - funded schools, and that a wider diversity of state «faith» schools are opening than ever schools, and that a wider diversity of state «faith» schools are opening than ever schools are opening than ever before.

«It can not be considered efficient if the Coalition Government writes off more than # 160 million of tax payers» money and yet, at the same time, persists with a policy of creating academies and free schools that are both expensive and unwanted by the public.

More effective regulation of academies and free schools and better local coordination of education must be at the heart of political parties» manifesto commitments ahead of the General Election.

Liberal Democrat rebels are more likely to have cast dissenting votes on social issues, such as the increase in VAT from 15 % to 17.5 %, the introduction of free schools and the expansion of academies, and curbs to superannuation for civil servants.

Labour is calling for a more «coherent» way of running the different types of state - funded schools in England, including academies and free schools.

Devolving power to English regions and cities could offer a real chance to introduce more local oversight of the way academies and free schools are being managed.

The Local Government Association, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, is highlighting that under proposals in the Educational Excellence Everywhere White Paper, councils will retain their responsibility to make sure all children get a school place, but from 2022, when all schools are academies and free schools, will have no powers to force schools to expand — even where there is demand and capacity within the school.

He said: «Free schools and academies are already more accountable than maintained schools.

Councils had to spend more than # 22m covering the costs of schools converting to academy status in the last two years, even though they are moving free from local authority control and are funded from Whitehall.

The January 2016 census also shows that more than two million young people are studying in academies and free schools, leaving a large portion of pupils without SRE.

The current government programme has been to provide choice for parents with more schools moving towards Academy status, the creation of Free Schools with a definitive education vision and creation of vocationally led schools like the University Technical Collegesschools moving towards Academy status, the creation of Free Schools with a definitive education vision and creation of vocationally led schools like the University Technical CollegesSchools with a definitive education vision and creation of vocationally led schools like the University Technical Collegesschools like the University Technical Colleges (UTC).

«We are already seeing the effects of this agenda with the break - up of traditional school systems such as the growth in Charter Schools in the US, the Free Schools in Sweden, Academies in the UK, more recently Partnership Schools in New Zealand, and of course the Australian Government's IPS agenda.

«Our recent analysis of the grades achieved by all schools under the more rigorous Ofsted inspection framework proved that 81 per cent of council - maintained schools are rated as «good» or «outstanding», compared to 73 per cent of academies and 79 per cent of free schools.

But there are currently just eight RSCs responsible for almost a quarter of schools in England, totalling more than 5,000 academies and free schools.

Free schools and academies are making a huge difference to the quality of education right across the country and we very much look forward to establishing these new schools so that we can offer exceptional opportunities for learning to even more children.»

Richard Watts, chair of the LGA's children and young people board, said: «We are told that academies and free schools are subject to more financial scrutiny than council - maintained schools, yet we keep hearing that millions of pounds of taxpayers» money, which has been earmarked to make sure our children get a good education, is disappearing into the back pockets of those in charge.

It is increasingly evident that, around the world, national education policies are encouraging more schools to become autonomous; for example, in Australia, the independent public schools; the academies in England; concertado schools in Spain; free schools in Sweden; and charter schools in the USA.

The flipped classroom model — in which students watch video lessons for homework and receive more direct, individual instruction from teachers during class time — is rapidly gaining popularity in K - 12 schools, with websites such as Khan Academy offering thousands of free video lessons.

In particular, both the forced academisation of schools in areas considered to be «unviable», and the removal of the council role in school improvement, went against evidence that council - maintained schools perform more highly than academies and free schools in Ofsted inspections, and that conversion to academies did not in itself lead to better results.

In 2012 the rules were changed to allow free schools and academies to recruit unqualified teachers, which the Government said was in order to allow them tor recruit more professionals, such as scientists, engineers, musicians and experienced teachers from overseas.

As both academies and free schools have begun to play a more prominent role in the English education system, the role and responsibilities of RSCs have also increased.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE What sets Academies and Free Schools apart from the more conventional community school is the freedom of choice.

But with so many academies, free schools and foundation schools now controlling their own admissions, matters have become more complicated.

But Schools Week found free schools are more likely to exclude pupils than local - authority maintained schools and converter academies at both secondary level and at special sSchools Week found free schools are more likely to exclude pupils than local - authority maintained schools and converter academies at both secondary level and at special sschools are more likely to exclude pupils than local - authority maintained schools and converter academies at both secondary level and at special sschools and converter academies at both secondary level and at special schoolsschools.

Free schools, with more than 250 already open and more than 150 approved, are new state schools which have the same independence as academies, operating outside the local authority and with greater flexibility over the curriculum and staffing.

Christine Blower, leader of the National Union of Teachers, said: «As the government knows, free schools and academies do not raise standards in any more effective way than maintained schools.»

Test results in sponsored primary academies improve at more than double the rate of non-academies and results for free school meals improve faster in those schools, the department said.

The minister also said the Lib Dems would keep the academy school system, and allow more free schools to open, but only in places where there was a need for extra places.

«That is why we are replacing failing schools with sponsored academies, which are proven to raise standards, opening new free schools where parents want them and introducing a more rigorous curriculum, with qualifications that match the world's best.»

Labour is calling for a more «coherent» way of running the different types of state - funded schools in England, including academies and free schools.

One unanticipated outcome of move to more Free Schools and Academies is exactly what you describe: school leaders are now distracted by further layers of bureaucracy.

Free schools have the same status as academies, operating outside local authority control and not having to follow the national curriculum and having more flexibility over staffing.

ATL represents more than 20,000 support staff members across the UK in the maintained, academy, free school, independent, further education, sixth form and university sectors, and this figure is growing all the time.

According to the Palm Beach Post, officials at Faith Christian Academy defrauded the McKay scholarship program and the federal free lunch program by reporting more students than were actually attending the school.

She also warned parents to expect it to happen more frequently in England as Education Secretary Michael Gove's policy to increase the number of academies and free schools progressed.

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

The tuition - free school offers courses in six core subjects and is specifically geared toward students with «minds that might wander when traditional classes are too slow» as well as «minds that get lost in the shuffle, (and) minds that need a little more time,» according to the academy's website.

The EEF's chief executive Sir Kevan Collins says it was a struggle to convince teachers and heads to understand and act on evidence, but the approach is starting to bear fruit — something which has become more important with the move to academies and free schools, in which head teachers are freer to make their own decisions but may be unused to finding and assessing evidence to support these.

She will work with more than 700 academies and free schools in regions including Birmingham, Stoke - on - Trent and Shropshire.

Like academies, free schools have more freedom over the timetable and curriculum than other schools, and over the pay and conditions of staff.

As in previous years, academies and free schools were more likely to have denied their teachers pay progression than local authority - maintained schools.

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