Sentences with phrase «of academisation»

«Parents who have campaigned against the opaque and centralised process of academisation will be dismayed to see themselves dismissed as obstacles to be eliminated.»

On education, Michael Gove's alacrity for supply - side reforms has taken shape in a comprehensive programme of Academisation of secondary schools and some primary schools.

Kevin Courtney, the union's joint general secretary, accused the government of pursuing «a reckless and evidence - free policy of academisation of schools» at the NUT section's conference in Brighton on March 31.

As a result of academisation and even in maintained schools, where the role of the LA is changing with less support available for schools, the role of the school business manager is becoming even more critical in schools.

However, this is not due to increased rate of academisation in primary schools, as growth in the proportion of schools becoming academies has been steadily falling across both phases in recent years, but the decline in growth in the secondary sector has been steeper.

It's fair to say that the jury is still out on the effects of academisation per se.

Yes, I am willing to talk tactics of how we do this (I would start with restoring LA oversight and local democratic accountability over all state funded schools), but until we get to grips with the disaster of academisation we don't deserve to be taken seriously on anything else.

Tory measures are condemned but without a mention of academisation or free schools or the ripping of schools out of the framework of local democracy.

In the early years of academisation — under both Labour and coalition governments — the academy chains that ran into trouble were those that expanded too fast, taking on too many schools.

«As far as measures of attainment go, the benefits of academisation have yet to be demonstrated.

The data identified widespread regional variations in the spread of academisation, with areas such as Bournemouth, Darlington and Middlesborough containing a high percentage of converted schools, compared with West Berkshire, Camden and Brighton and Hove, where there are no converted academies.

NFER found that levels of academisation among local authorities within the same region varied considerably.

NFER also found that the difference in the extent of academisation between the highest and lowest academised regions has increased over the past year, from 16 to 20 percentage points.

Morgan said in parliament this week because of the «pace of academisation in some areas, it will become increasingly difficult for local authorities to offer schools the necessary support».

The high priest of Academisation was deposed for a reason.

With the introduction of the National Funding Formula (NFF) and the rise of academisation, the need for school to school support in school business leadership may continue to grow with an increasing demand on SLEs and expert school business and education funding consultants.

Teachers» unions, who have been critical of the academisation process, said parents and teachers would be outraged.

Rage, because critics of academisation, which by definition takes schools out of local authority control, will see this latest move as a further erosion of democratic accountability.

But there is concern about the impact of academisation on the 2,200 voluntary - controlled (VC) CofE schools.

The current programme of Academisation is pure ideology and flag waving.

The statement appears to confirm that Ofsted feels its independence is being undermined by what the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) is calling «heavy - handed» tactics at the DfE, where the policy of academisation is high on the agenda.

«Parents who have campaigned against the opaque and centralised process of academisation will be dismayed to see themselves dismissed as obstacles to be eliminated.»

«No schools will close as a result of academisation and it is irresponsible to suggest they will,» she said.

I am confused how the effect of academisation is deterring staff from being involved in the process...

«Tomorrow, armed with the provisions of the Education and Adoption Bill, the Government will use these statements as the justification to ride roughshod over the views of parents and local communities and embark on a programme of academisation.

The National Education Union has argued repeatedly for the government to reconsider its programme of academisation.

But Croydon said the process of academisation had already begun, and two months later the school was with Oasis Academy Trust.

The secretary of state was asked whether the «speed and process of academisation» had played a major part in what had happened in Birmingham.

It appears to be a policy of changing as many schools as possible into academies before the general election, so the government can claim its policy of academisation has been a success.»