We hope that other schools from within the partnership will choose to join The Three Rivers in due course, as the development
of Multi Academy Trusts grows across the country.
Jessica says: In answering this question, I have focused on the appointment of the board of trustees (also known as the directors)
of the multi academy trust (MAT).
If traditional governors have been side - lined by the rise
of the Multi Academy Trust, what of the parents?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Over 60 per cent of secondary schools have converted to academies and most of them are part
of Multi Academy Trusts (MATs).
«If the Conservatives are genuinely committed to not for profit education then they should, now, prior to the General Election, open up the books
of the multi academy chains to public scrutiny, a facility so far denied to Ofsted and the Public Accounts Committee.»
Not exact matches
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.
The series will join a string
of high - profile original series on Hulu, including Catch - 22, a six - part limited series from Director, Executive Producer and Star, George Clooney based on the seminal novel
of the same name; Castle Rock, Hulu's second project from J.J. Abrams and Stephen King following the success
of 11.22.63 that will premiere later this summer; the
multi Emmy and Golden Globe Award - winning drama, The Handmaid's Tale; The First, the latest project from Award - winning Creator Beau Willimon, with
Academy Award Winner Sean Penn in his first starring TV role; and The Looming Tower, a limited series based on the Pulitzer Prize - winning expose by Lawrence Wright from
Academy Award - nominated Writer Dan Futterman and
Academy Award and Emmy Award - winning Director Alex Gibney that is now streaming on Hulu.
Benedict received BAFTA, Golden Globe and
Academy Award Best Actor nominations for his portrayal
of Alan Turing in the
multi award winning film «The Imitation Game» and a BAFTA nomination for his role as Richard III in the BBC Drama «The Hollow Crown».
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.
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.
Whilst this might not have been an issue for schools becoming
academies on their own (as a single
academy trust) this is becoming more
of an issue for
multi ‑
academy trusts and particularly for sponsored
academies who may be reluctant to inherit either crumbling buildings or new buildings commissioned by a local authorities without a full set
of warranties.
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.
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 rep
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 rep
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.
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.
The education select committee questioned three
of the country's regional schools commissioners (RSC) to give evidence into an inquiry into
multi academy trusts.
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.
Organisations such as
Multi ‑
Academy Trusts to specialist charitable organisations are being called to apply to one
of the 19 local authorities, setting out how they will be able to meet the specification for the project.
Andy Bird, CEO
of Fairfax
Multi -
Academy Trust said: «It's great to see the amazing talent from pupils at Fairfax being utilised in such a positive manner.
Pupils at Fairfax, which is run by Fairfax
Multi -
Academy Trust, took part in a week - long competition in aid
of Comic Relief.
The number
of academies and
multi academy trusts (MATs) increases on a monthly basis.
Trusts are now placed into four tiers depending on size: Starter trusts,
multi ‑
academy trusts (MATs) with up to five
academies, all
of which are in the same region; Established trusts, MATs with between six and 15
academies in the same region; Regional trusts, MATs with between 16 and 30
academies, which operate across regions; and System trusts, MATs with over 30
academies which may be located across the country.
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.
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...
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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.
«We are not aware
of any official correspondence to parent
multi academy trusts on the matter,» he claimed
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.
And while Ofsted and the regional schools» commissioners engage in turf disputes about who inspects what, it pains me to say that some
multi academy trusts get away with the fraudulent misuse
of public money which has been given to them for children's education.
So all in all, this is just the responsible and professional type
of organisation that should be setting up its own
multi academy trust — they've made an almighty mess
of things by running them as a local authority but it will be oh so different when they're an
academy trust.
Hundreds
of schools every year voluntarily choose that route — to become an
academy and join a Multi Academy
academy and join a
Multi AcademyAcademy Trust.
The National Union
of Teachers has written to several schools and
multi academy trusts running?»
This is so typical
of so many
multi academy trusts and the local authority is powerless to intervene.
We currently have over 120 clusters
of school that representative a variety
of structures including;
Multi Academy Trusts, School Sport Partnerships, Teaching Alliances and County Sports Partnership.
In 2011 the «hard federation» became The Three Rivers Learning Trust, a
Multi Academy Trust, responsible for the education
of 2500 students.
The St Christopher's
Multi Academy Trust senior management team take responsibility for the day to day running of the Trust and each member academy in partnership with the Head T
Academy Trust senior management team take responsibility for the day to day running
of the Trust and each member
academy in partnership with the Head T
academy in partnership with the Head Teacher.