Sentences with phrase «regional schools commissioners»

The job of regional schools commissioners is to oversee academies and free schools in their areas, doing a job similar to that of local authorities for council - run schools.

A landmark judicial review that was set to shine a light on decisions made behind closed doors by regional schools commissioners has been settled out of court.

It may be that the new regional schools commissioners are a better group for managing schools.

But council leaders say regional schools commissioners lack the «capability and capacity» for the job and «could risk children's education».

The association argues that as regional schools commissioners will have a role in raising standards in under - performing schools, effective dialogue with parents is crucial.

Eight senior civil servants from the education sector have already been announced to help run regional schools commissioner offices.

Four deputy directors have now been appointed to support regional schools commissioners and their rising workload.

One of the most notable changes resulting from academy growth has been the creation and rapid expansion of the department's regional schools commissioner group.

Under the draft plans, the role of overseeing standards will fall entirely to eight appointed senior civil servants called regional schools commissioners.

He said it was too early to assess whether the eight new regional schools commissioners, who will oversee academies, have the capacity to do so effectively.

Carter has had a 21 - year career in the education sector, having previously worked as the first regional schools commissioner for the south - west and the chief executive of the Cabot Learning Federation.

'' We would encourage councils to work with regional schools commissioners, using their combined local knowledge, to identify top sponsors for new schools in their area, and we are confident there are enough quality sponsors to meet demand.»

«The Department for Education intends to publish a record of future headteacher board meetings and a register of interests of regional schools commissioners in the new year.

Schools Minister Lord Nash said: «David Carter has already made an outstanding contribution to the government's academy reforms in the South West as one of our first regional schools commissioners.

Sir David Carter, one of the eight regional schools commissioners who form part of the government's new «middle tier» of accountability for academies, also offered his support to the petitioners.

The schools will get extra support from regional school commissioners, who will then be held accountable for the schools» performance.

Before taking the role, Sir David was a positive advocate for openness, claiming during a presentation at the Independent Academies Association conference in October 2014 that the individual votes of headteacher board members — who advise regional schools commissioners (RSCs) on academy chain takeovers — would be made public.

Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) has rebrokered two of its schools at the request of their relevant regional schools commissioners.

Even though # 403,000 has been spent on the school, the local regional schools commissioner Vicky Beer warned parents last month she was running a consultation to consider closure, according to the Manchester Evening News.

In the notice, Tim Coulson, the former regional schools commissioner for the east of England and north east London, raises doubts about the trust's ability to turn the school around after it was rated «inadequate» by Ofsted.

«The Secretary of State must publish the minutes of regional schools commissioner board meetings and a register of interests, so the public can see how decisions about our schools are being made and why,» she said.

The recognition that some local oversight is needed might be at the heart of the decision by Michael Gove, the former education secretary, to appoint eight regional school commissioners responsible for oversight of academies and free schools in England.

The North West London and South Central England regional school commissioner, Martin Post told the Education Fellowship Trust that its school had serious weaknesses, after finding the school inadequate at its October inspection.

The Department for Education has confirmed that the current regional schools commissioner for the south, Sir David Carter, will step up to the role of national commissioner.

Schools have been unable to secure takeovers due to a lack of sponsors, complicated PFI contracts, and even because regional schools commissioners sent academy orders through late — sometimes as much as a year after Ofsted first inspected them.

Having worked in schools in the region for 25 years I relish the opportunity of working with Sir David Carter, the National Schools Commissioner, and the other regional schools commissioners to improve the life chances for all pupils and students in our schools and academies.

As one regional schools commissioner ponders whether a school can voluntarily quit its multi-academy trust, education consultant Simon Foulkes examines the legal issues Schools occasionally leave one multi-academy...

An academy chain whose founders have a government contract to provide advisers to help regional schools commissioners judge the quality of struggling schools is to have its nine...

Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, said she was «seriously concerned» about the developments and demanded an investigation by the Education Funding Agency and regional schools commissioner Vicky Beer.

Speaking to this newspaper last week, Ms Lucas said she thought it would be «totally unacceptable» to give new powers to «unaccountable and opaque regional schools commissioners».

Lord Nash, parliamentary under secretary of state for schools, appeared in front of the House of Commons education committee today to talk about regional schools commissioners.

The report also shows that, between August 2014 and July 2015, regional school commissioners issued 43 pre-warning notices, including 13 to converter academies, 28 to sponsored academies and two to trusts concerning four academies.

Schools Week understands the directive was sent to all eight regional school commissioner regions as efforts are stepped up to meet Mr Cameron's pre-election pledge of 500 new free schools.

She added: «We remain concerned about academies that aren't doing so well — regional school commissioners already have responsibility for supporting these, and we'd like to see evidence that they are doing this well, before they are given the responsibilities to support potentially many more schools in their areas.

Inspiration claimed that a member of regional school commissioner Sue Baldwin's team gave evidence at both the September inspection and the January inspection by phone call.

In the most recent notices, regional schools commissioner Martin Post expressed fears about pupil underperformance at Olympic primary school, Rushden Community College, Ruskin junior school, Thorplands primary school, Warwick primary academy and the Wrenn School.

The survey forms part of PTA UK's written evidence to an MPs» inquiry into regional schools commissioners by the education select committee which will include public evidence sessions later in the autumn.

A report on regional schools commissioners published today by a cross-party committee of MPs warns school structures are now so complicated parents and teachers are struggling to understand the landscape.

The committee also heard the Department for Education was soon to pilot a scheme that would allow regional school commissioners to halt the expansion of multi-academy trusts that failed pass a set series of checks.

«One area for concern for our members has been the overlap between regional schools commissioners and Ofsted, and David has been open and willing to work with school leaders on this issue,» he said.

Baverstock academy, in Birmingham, faced closure before a volte - face from former regional schools commissioner Pank Patel.

But the Northumberland decision was not made by the area's regional schools commissioner Janet Renou.

The «re-brokerage solution» was an important tool for regional schools commissioners challenging under - performance, he said, but it was also disruptive and expensive and affected the children at the school.

Education ministers have committed to greater transparency around regional schools commissioners, following criticism of them as «unaccountable and opaque».

The spokesman said accountability for academies was more robust than in council - run schools, adding that regional schools commissioners enabled «swift action» on problems «that the council - run system would fail to tackle for years».

Last week Schools Week reported that eight new senior civil servants will help run regional schools commissioner officers.

Knight said that one of the major problems was that the middle tier created to oversee academisation, including regional school commissioners (RSCs) and their deputy directors, did not have any special schools expertise.

The key performance indicators (KPIs) used to keep regional schools commissioners (RSCs) in check have been published «since day one», says schools commissioner Frank Green

Schools minister Nick Gibb fears more regional schools commissioners could be poached for top education jobs after one was «headhunted» less than a year into his new role.

The decision goes against an edict from the children's minister Edward Timpson, who said regional schools commissioners only want MATs to expand if they have demonstrated a «capacity to drive improvement», which includes strong inspection judgments.