Not exact matches
«The chancellor's budget yesterday ensured that the department is fully funded to support the additional costs
of delivering a fully -
academised school system.
In a fully
academised system, a council can not make a school accept a child unless they have a formal statement
of special needs, even where it can offer them the best support.
The government's direction
of travel towards a fully
academised system means we are likely to see more MATs in the future.
Likewise, a further acceleration
of the academies programme is to be expected and «coasting» schools will most likely be put under increased scrutiny and pressure to
academise.
South West England continues to be the most
academised region, where 38 per cent
of schools are not academies, compared to just 18 per cent in the North
of England and Lancashire and West Yorkshire.
Proposals to
academise all schools in what Nicky Morgan calls «unviable» councils will depend on whether a local authority has reached a «tipping point» in the number
of schools that it still controls.
For instance, Knowsley council simply reported
of one
of its «inadequate» Catholic schools that «Liverpool Archdiocese do not
academise schools».
«The clause is unusual in that it places an absolute duty on the Secretary
of State to
academise under certain circumstances.»
«This will slow the move towards the government's aim
of a fully -
academised system.
Chair
of the Education Committee Neil Carmichael said: «Some academies are delivering great results for their pupils, but in progressing to a fully
academised system we must ensure all schools are properly held to account for their performance.
«As we move towards a fully
academised system, it is essential that those running and leading and holding to account that system reflect the full breadth and depth
of education in this country.
Following her appointment as secretary
of state for education, Justine Greening moved to scrap a number
of policies, including forced SATs resits for 11 - year - olds and proposals to force schools to
academise.
She points to the fact that becoming an academy isn't a silver bullet — many
of the schools in those challenging circumstances have been
academised and even changed academy provider without the school reaching the Ofsted «good» category.
Academising these things only obscures them and creates vast new communities
of touts, push - pollers and shills with doctorates.