Sentences with phrase «of academy chains»

The government has argued that the greater autonomy of being an academy school, or part of an academy chain of schools, leads to improvement.

The success or otherwise of an individual academy can be hard to separate from the performance of the academy chain to which they have been assigned and which they can not choose to leave.

As well as the different types of academy, there is the question of the academy chains which run groups of academies.

I think the panel had an over representation of academy chains.

In the past few years, a major innovation in education has been the growth of the academy chains - charities who run strings of state schools.

If you are the CEO of an academy chain, you should be running it with a public service ethos.

A number of Conservative party representatives in local government have spoken out against the plans which would remove the role of local councils and put all schools in the hands of academy chains.

It's not the first time academies have come under fire over consultations — though most relate to ones run on behalf of academy chains looking to takeover council - maintained schools.

Moreover, the proportion of academy chains returning above average levels of attainment for disadvantaged students in sponsored secondary academies has fallen since 2013 with only a small minority of chains showing steady improvement.

If you are part of an academy chain, you should consider whether to request places through your chain's central office rather than as an individual school.

The publication of the data confirms a series of earlier analysis by experts that shows there are large differences between the performance of academy chains.

Education Business analyses Reform's Academy chains unlocked report, which presents results from the first survey of academy chain chief executives, and recommends reform to the funding and oversight of chains to raise standards across the country.

Sir Paul Edwards, chief executive of academy chain Schools Partnership Trust (SPT), is one of the 38 advisers contracted by the government to work on its academies and free school programme.

The report, «Chain Effects 2015: The impact of academy chains on low - income students», suggests new chains should not be allowed to expand until they have a «track record of success».

The survey received responses from a total of 66 executive leaders of chains with two or more academies, which represents a sample of approximately nine per cent of all academy chains with two or more academies, and 15 per cent with three or more.

Milburn also recommended a zero - tolerance approach to failure in schools, saying that they should become parts of academy chains if they do not meet minimum standards.

Another academy trust has been criticised for underperformance by Ofsted in the education watchdog's second focused inspection of an academy chain.

The Sutton Trust in its fourth annual report on academy chains, Chain Effects 2017 — The impact of academy chains on low income students, reveals the continued lack of impact academy chains are having in turning around the low attainment levels of disadvantaged students, a stated aim of the original sponsored academies programme.

The false cries of school autonomy disguised the true aim of academy chains taking over vast numbers of schools, replacing the democratically accountable local authority system that has produced our world class education system.

Hoare is a businessman, chairman of DX Group and trustee of the academy chain Academies Enterprise Trust (AET).

Education secretary urged to set out what action is being taken to address teacher shortages and «failures» of academy chains in the North

In his interview, Sir David revealed plans to create four tiers of academy chains, ranging from starter trusts made up of five or fewer academies to «system leaders»: large chains with 30 or more schools under their umbrellas (see last page).

Steve Adcock, of the academy chain United Learning, is concerned about this mismatch and wants to appraise school leaders of the problem.

She said: «The Tories have all but abandoned the concept of parent - led schools, and are instead overseeing a huge expansion of academy chains opening new schools.»

«It is extremely concerning that so much taxpayer money is ending up in the pockets of academy chain directors and trustees.

«There is nothing in the current school commissioning framework that prevents unwarranted favouritism of some academy chains over others,» she said.

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has often called for his organisation to be given additional powers to inspect and grade the management of academy chains.

Sir Michael made repeated calls last year to be given explicit powers to inspect the head offices of academy chains, in the same way that Ofsted can look at local council children's services.

The co-founder of an academy chain that is due to be wound up has claimed the trust released inaccurate financial accounts to try to «embarrass him».

Critics, some in Morgan's own party, fear that pushing schools to be part of academies chains risks severing their ties with the local community.

Given the adoption of PiXLs strategies across the UK by a great and growing number of schools it makes you consider if this is tantamount to becoming part of an academy chain by the back door.

Crucially, however, the report highlights a minority of academy chains that continue to achieve improved outcomes for their disadvantaged students against both attainment and progress measures, thus demonstrating the transformational impact that can be made on the life chances of these students.

Yesterday Reform made a step towards filling this gap in the first survey of academy chains.

Instead, the media is now rightly asking questions about the performance of those academy chains with poor or middling results.

He also recommended a zero - tolerance approach to failure in schools and further education colleges, arguing they must be required to become parts of academy chains if they do not meet minimum standards.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said the inspectorate should be able to publish information about the performance of academy chains.

This could go much further than Ofsted's inspection of academy chains or the EFA's monitoring of financial probity.

The public have a right to know that this money is being spent on their childrens» education and not on BMWs for a new breed of overpaid Academy Principals or so called Chief Executives of Academy Chains.

Its investigations into the impact of academy chains on low income students, Chain Effects and Chain Effects 2015, found «very significant variation in outcomes... both between and within chains».

The minister for skills and enterprise told the House of Commons this afternoon he wanted to replicate success stories where the 14 to 19 technical institutions functioned well as part of academy chains.

Reform's Academy chains unlocked report brings together results from the first survey of academy chain chief executives and recommends reforms to the funding and oversight of academy chains to raise standards and achieve the original goal of improving education for all children.

The day - to - day running of the school is down to the head teacher or principal, but they are overseen by individual charitable bodies called academy trusts and may be part of an academy chain.

She said she was satisfied that inspectors could inspect the constituent parts of academy chains.

The day - to - day running of the school is the responsibility of the head teacher or principal, but they are overseen by individual charitable bodies called academy trusts and may be part of an academy chain

Where free schools form part of academy chains this should be made clear on the DfE's list of free schools, so that any analysis can include all the schools in each chain.

Although the day - to - day running of the school remains with the head teacher or principal, they are overseen by individual charitable bodies called academy trusts and may be part of an academy chain.

Although the day - to - day running of academies remains the responsibility of head teachers or principals, they are overseen by individual charitable bodies called academy trusts and may be part of an academy chain.

The day - to - day running of the school is with the head teacher or principal, but they are overseen by individual charitable bodies called academy trusts and may be part of an academy chain.