Sentences with phrase «primary school academy»

Primary school academy trusts have the largest pay gaps between men and women according to new national data — and senior figures are pointing to the high numbers...

Yesterday's announcement on primary school academies from Michael Gove led bulletins throughout the day.

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On Saturday that dream came true for another lad who joined the Arsenal academy while at primary school.

He served as a member of the parent education committee at Marin Academy High School and was a prior chair at Marin Primary & Middle School.

Feversham Primary Academy is a pre-K to middle school in one of the most deprived and densely populated neighborhoods in northern England.

In a report released earlier this year, the commons education committee also found «no convincing evidence of the impact of academy status on attainment in primary schools», adding that while «some chains such as Harris have proved very effective at raising attainment... others achieve worse outcomes than comparable mainstream schools».

In 2011 it decided to sponsor a failing Church of England primary school, now called Tudor Grange Primary Academy St James, after being approached by the Diocese of Birmprimary school, now called Tudor Grange Primary Academy St James, after being approached by the Diocese of BirmPrimary Academy St James, after being approached by the Diocese of Birmingham.

For the first time, our Act also allows for primary schools to obtain the freedom that academy status offers.

After completing a consultation, Tudor Grange Academy, a secondary Academy without a religious character in Solihull, has decided to adopt an admissions policy that priorities pupils who attend a religiously selective Church of England primary school — potentially excluding others who live closer to the Academy.

In an interview last night, Eva Moskowitz, the founder of Success Academy Charter Schools and a former city councilwoman, would not rule out a future primary bid against Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Under current rules, sex and relationship education is only compulsory in council - run secondary schools, but not for academies and free schools, or for primary school pupils.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, is balloting members in 13 primary schools in Birmingham which are being threatened with forced conversion to academy status.

Tudor Grange Academy, a secondary school in Solihull without a religious character, is consulting on changing its admissions criteria to give priority to children attending two religiously selective Church of England primary schools, to the detriment of others who live nearer to the Academy.

They also found «no convincing evidence of the impact of academy status on attainment in primary schools», adding that while «some chains such as Harris have proved very effective at raising attainment... others achieve worse outcomes than comparable mainstream schools».

It is ironic that while the Tory manifesto makes clear the «need for public sector - belt tightening» they want to extend the expensive and untested Academies programme to primary schools.

* Allows maintained primary and special schools to apply to become an academy in their own right for the first time.

In further signs of the creeping influence of the Church in the education system, a Church of England - led academy trust in Newcastle is set to assume control of four schools with no religious character after it was announced that they will soon be merging with a Church of England primary school.

------------------------ A free entrepreneur workshop, «Startup Tactics,» will be held today from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in the Oxford Academy Primary School multipurpose room.

It's unclear whether academies will work in the smaller and much more numerous primary schools — of which so far around 10 % are academies; and whether primary heads and governors have the breadth of expertise and the time to take on the responsibilities of greater autonomy.

Local Government: Sponsored Academies Week - The remarkable transformation of Grampian Primary School

As a consequence the academy is underwriting a A$ 3.5 million project to introduce such a programme into primary schools across Australia.

Georgia About Blog The Montessori Academy at Sharon Springs in Cummings Georgia offers programs for toddlers, primary, elementary, middle, upper school children and childcare.

Georgia About Blog The Montessori Academy at Sharon Springs in Cummings Georgia offers programs for toddlers, primary, elementary, middle, upper school children and childcare.

I wonder whether Ennio Morricone would be accepting an honorary Oscar at the Academy Awards Feb. 25 had he not been primary - school classmates with one Sergio Leone.

As part of the tour the delegation visited Shortstown Primary School, Bedford Academy, Elstow Lower School, and Great Denham Primary School and Nursery.

In the Outstanding Progress Primary School category the shortlist consists of: Moreland Primary School, London; Ark Bentworth Primary Academy, London; Burton Primary, Dorset; Cotsford Junior School, Durham; and Harris Primary Academy Kent House, London.

The schools include: Queen Margaret Academy in South Ayrshire, Inverurie Academy in Aberdeenshire; Hayshead Primary, Muirfield Primary and Ladyloan

Nominated for 2016, Irby Primary School, Maltings Academy, Pensby Primary School, Queen Elizabeth School, Barnet, or St. Peter's Catholic Primary School will win the award.

PrimarySite, the UK's leading provider of websites for primary schools and academies, has extended its digital communications portfolio with the addition of a media sharing channel for schools.

The report found that a much higher proportion of secondary schools than primary schools have become academies.

School Catering Award Sponsored by ParentPay, the nominees for this award include: St Thomas Primary School, Huddersfield; Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls, Monmouthshire; North Liverpool Academy; Ballard School, Hampshire; and Bishops Stortford College, Hertfordshire.

Art & Craft Award Looking at first class learning environments and modern, flexible facilities for students of art & craft, this category contains: Nansen Primary School, Birmingham; Matravers, Wiltshire; Hangleton Primary School, Hove; King's Ely, Cambridgeshire; amd University Church of England Academy, Ellesmere Port.

The company, which has built 261 primary schools, 64 secondary schools and seven academies in the last three years, announced the Community Plus range which is supported by Morgan Sindall Investments, urban regeneration firm Muse Developments, and affordable housing provider Lovell.

In addition to secondary converter academies and primary free schools, poorer pupils were also under represented in grammar schools, single sex secondary schools and faith schools.

For example, 61 per cent of secondary schools and 15 per cent of primary schools are now academies or free schools and so do not have to teach the national curriculum.

The first winner, Kevin Eveleigh, of Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school is headbteacher of the first primary academy under the government's new academy Academy Primary and Nursery school is headbteacher of the first primary academy under the government's new academy Primary and Nursery school is headbteacher of the first primary academy under the government's new academy primary academy under the government's new academy academy under the government's new academy academy scheme.

Those schools that do not yet have academy status attended the session presented by Tom Rees, headteacher and director at Northampton Primary Academy Trust academy status attended the session presented by Tom Rees, headteacher and director at Northampton Primary Academy Trust Academy Trust (NPAT).

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.

Where a school already has effective business management systems, or where a primary school is too small to bear this cost alone, it makes sense to at least buy in the oversight of a properly qualified accountant from another academy, or to group together to share the cost.

primary and secondary, academy and local authority, mainstream and specialist; the entire state - funded school system is rapidly heading towards insolvency.

The IAA is rooted in the sponsored Academy movement but is now attracting increasing numbers of like - minded converters, primary, special and free schools.

Analysis of government figures by SchoolDash has found that poorer pupils are under represented in secondary converter academies and primary free schools, even after taking into account the level of poverty in local areas.

The Award for Outstanding Progress for a Primary School was awarded to Bourne Westfield Primary Academy, where teaching, pupil achievement, and behaviour and safety were all given a top rating in this year's Ofsted report.

Converting primary schools into academies has failed to raise standards, with pupils in primary academies doing no better in Key Stage 2 tests than those at comparable schools, according to a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Primary school leaders should «look to the positives» following controversial government academies announcement As the dust settles on the recent government academies announcement a leading educational resource and training provider has urged head teachers to «take stock and seek advice» before pushing ahead with «monumental changes».

The showcase was attended by senior executive staff from the Bathurst Catholic Education Office, teachers from the local primary schools, and all teachers from La Salle Academy.

Highly commended entries of a very high standard were received from Hatton Academy, Northamptonshire; Ringwood School, Hampshire; the Oval Primary School, Birmingham; the Thorners CE VA Primary School, Dorset; Abbeys Primary School, Milton Keynes; and Hawarden High School, Flintshire, North Wales.

Following this assessment, the county council worked with Simon Balle School, a secondary academy, to bring forward proposals for a primary phase on its existing site.

As of 31 March 2016, 66 per cent of secondary schools and 20 per cent of primary schools are already academies; 65 per cent (3,611 out of 5,449) of academies (including free schools) were in MATs, up from 53 per cent at the end of the 2013/14 academic year.

Since September 2010, 2,949 Primary Schools have become academies, 943 of which are «sponsored academies» — with sponsors including businesses, universities, other schools, faith groups or voluntary groups, who have majority control of the academySchools have become academies, 943 of which are «sponsored academies» — with sponsors including businesses, universities, other schools, faith groups or voluntary groups, who have majority control of the academyschools, faith groups or voluntary groups, who have majority control of the academy trust.