The bosses
of academy trusts running large chains of schools in England are going to be challenged by education ministers over «fat - cat» pay.
Not exact matches
Although the orangutans at the Great Ape
Trust spend their days
running, climbing up trees, and playing with their friends, they expended about 30 % less energy than expected for their mass, Pontzer's team reports online today in the Proceedings
of the National
Academy of Sciences.
A thousand pounds worth
of equipment is now available on loan to pupils at Rockwood
Academy and Nansen Primary School, both
run by CORE Education
Trust.
Clive continued: «Whether you agree with the enforcement
of the
academies transition or not — and the general consensus is not — our experience is that being involved in a
trust that is
run in a positive and proactive way is a good thing.
An
academy trust is a charitable company responsible for the
running of the
academy, which has control over the land and the other assets.
The extent
of the deficits was revealed by BBC 5 Live Investigates and Meg Hillier, chairwoman
of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, has said that the numbers raise «serious concerns about the accountability»
of academy trusts, which currently
run more than half
of England's secondary schools.
Pupils at Fairfax, which is
run by Fairfax Multi -
Academy Trust, took part in a week - long competition in aid
of Comic Relief.
It operates on behalf
of the
academy trust, which is the legal body (charitable company) responsible for
running the
academy or
academies within the multi-
academy trust.
The City
of London
Academies trust will
run the school.
The
academy,
run by one
of the country's largest
academy trusts Ormiston, was rated as inadequate last month over safeguarding concerns.
He follows Paul Smith who left his role as RSC for Lancashire and West Yorkshire less than 12 months in to become chief exeuctive
of the Future
Academies trust, founded and
run by junior schools minister Lord Nash.
Coulson will be taking over from outgoing chief executive Howard Lay, to
run the
academy trust of 15 schools, overseeing the education
of 8,000 pupils.
As part
of the process
of securing a positive new future for Jerounds Primary School, the National Education
Trust (NETAT) has been proposed as the new sponsor for the school as it changes from being
run by Essex County Council to becoming a new
academy.
The
Academies Enterprise
Trust which
runs about 70
of these state - funded schools, was warned in March last year that it could not take over any more schools.
Three
of the four schools
run by Midland
Academies Trust, which is sponsored by North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College, are rated «requires improvement»; two have fallen from «good» since the trust took over and another only recently rose from «inadequate&ra
Trust, which is sponsored by North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College, are rated «requires improvement»; two have fallen from «good» since the
trust took over and another only recently rose from «inadequate&ra
trust took over and another only recently rose from «inadequate».
Birchwood Community High School became an
academy in 2013, and is part of the Birchwood Community Academy Trust, which also runs Birchwood C
academy in 2013, and is part
of the Birchwood Community
Academy Trust, which also runs Birchwood C
Academy Trust, which also
runs Birchwood College.
Or
of course it may be that during this 10 year period the
academy trust may only have been
running the schools for a short period
of time.
Richard Ludlow, the chief executive
of Ebor
Academy Trust, is planning to
run four hubs
of between eight and 10 schools «within relatively easy reach
of one another».
The Education Funding Agency has previously highlighted the complicated web
of links between both the
academy and charity
trust, but also the firm that
runs the leisure centre (London Horizons) and Martin's management firm (GMG).
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.
Second, at the far opposite end
of the spectrum, the University
of Chester
Academy Trust - a chain - is
running poor schools that have been losing ground.
Auditors are increasingly raising the alarm about
academy trusts at risk
of running out
of money, with chains raiding reserves and eyeing expansion to pay off deficits.
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».
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Academies are seeking a dynamic and dedicated Operations Manager to lead the effective operational
running of our growing multi-academy
trust.
Perry Beeches The
Academy Trust — which
runs five schools in Birmingham — has been issued with a financial notice to improve after an investigation revealed a string
of «significant» financial oversight failures.
Ian Cleland, chief executive
of the
Academy Transformation
Trust (ATT), which
runs 24 schools, said his chain would share «experience and expertise» in apprenticeships linked to services in a school.
But, due to the complex way in with Barnfield Federation was set up, the
trust running the academies, Barnfield Academy Trust, was a subsidiary of the Federa
trust running the
academies, Barnfield
Academy Trust, was a subsidiary of the Federa
Trust, was a subsidiary
of the Federation.
Of the 24 free schools opening this month, nine are faith - based or have strong religious ethos, six are parent - or teacher - led and five will be
run by
trusts already
running academies.
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
The schools, Ormiston Victory, Thetford
Academy and Great Yarmouth Primary
Academy, had been overseen by Dame Rachel de Souza, currently the chief executive
of Inspiration
Trust which
runs two
of the schools.
Of the 24 free schools opening this month, about six are being set up by faith groups, a similar number are parent - or teacher - led and five will be
run by
trusts already
running academies.
Setting out new rules for
academy trust inspections in a letter, Mrs Morgan said that the watchdog should continue to conduct «batch» inspections
of academies that are all
run by the same
trust.
There are now more than 2,000 separate
trusts running academies and he told heads there would be «far more robust oversight»
of the finances
of academy trusts.
A married couple
running another chain — Steve and Paula Kenning
of Aspirations
Academies Trust — were revealed as having had # 400,000 spent on them by that organisation in 2016 - 17, bringing their total cost to that trust over four years to more than # 1.6 mil
Trust — were revealed as having had # 400,000 spent on them by that organisation in 2016 - 17, bringing their total cost to that
trust over four years to more than # 1.6 mil
trust over four years to more than # 1.6 million.
A multi-millionaire property developer is facing criticism for a conflict
of interest between two
academy trusts he
ran.
Stockwood Park
academy and Chalk Hills
academy, both in Bedfordshire and both
run by the Shared Learning
Trust, also had large numbers
of pupils move to the Studio School Luton, but dwindling pupil numbers forced its closure in March last year.
The situation echoes other conversions in which the Department for Education has approved a branch
of the church to
run academy trusts in which faith - ethos schools are in the minority.
The
trust was put on the Department for Education's «pause list» in 2012 — meaning it was not allowed to take on new schools — after
running into trouble after it expanded quickly in the early years
of the
academy programme.
The
Academies Enterprise
Trust, which
runs 66 schools nationwide, announced in May that it planned to close the
academy and move pupils to another of its schools, Ryde Academy, which is seven mile
academy and move pupils to another
of its schools, Ryde
Academy, which is seven mile
Academy, which is seven miles away.
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.
Ian Comfort, who
runs the
Academies Enterprise
Trust, told a special meeting
of the education select committee convened this week to discuss the commissioners» role, that visits from the separate bodies were often too close together and put unnecessary pressure on schools.
Sir Greg Martin (pictured), head
of Durand
Academy, faced questions from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over the work
of his school, the Durand
Academy Trust (DAT) and Durand Education
Trust (DET) plus companies
run by him and others close to the school's leadership and governance.
The education secretary has been accused
of «hiding» a financial investigation into a controversial
academy trust run by the government's former free schools director.
The National Union
of Teachers has written to several schools and multi
academy trusts running?»
Seamus Oates, chief executive
of the TBAP multi-academy
trust, which
runs eight AP
academies and has a teaching school, said «inadequate pockets»
of alternative provision across the country often reflect poor mainstream provision where many pupils are kicked out.
«The fig leaf
of «parental choice», «school autonomy» and «raising standards» has finally been dropped and the government's real agenda has been laid bare — all schools removed from collaborative structures within a local authority family
of schools, all schools instead
run by remote
academy trusts, unaccountable to parents, staff or local communities.»
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.
Ms Bexon - Smith was executive principal
of the Tudor Grange
Academies Trust, which runs a number of academies in the west
Academies Trust, which
runs a number
of academies in the west
academies in the west Midlands.
The trustees are responsible for the management
of the business
of the
academy trust and must ensure it is solvent, well
run and delivers the objects as set out in the articles
of association.
Another barred sponsor, the Phoenix Multi-Academy
Trust which
ran four schools at the time
of its pause, has since merged with the Boston Witham
Academies Federation (BWAF).