Sentences with phrase «said academies and free schools»

The education secretary said academies and free schools have helped by «promoting new ideas and approaches, and helping to drive up standards in other local schools as a result».

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Colin Hart, chief executive of the institute, accused the government overreacting, on Premier's «News Hour», he said: «You may or may not agree with it, but one thing you can't do is sue the school over the way in which history is taught or maths is taught or whatever subject there is, because the law excludes discrimination from the content of the curriculum, but that's to change for independent schools, free schools and academies»

«I want to still enjoy celebrations and holidays and build memories around a few recipes at holidays, using grain - free ingredients, going dairy - free and all that,» said Walker, who lived in Colorado Springs and attended the Air Force Academy high school before moving to California.

Perkins said Harlem Success Academy founder Eva Moskowitz, a former city councilwoman, gets free rein from Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to move schools into any neighborhood she wants, regardless of the wishes of Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to move schools into any neighborhood she wants, regardless of the wishes of schools into any neighborhood she wants, regardless of the wishes of locals.

Section 6A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, which was introduced by amendment through the Education Act 2011, says that «If a local authority in England think a new school needs to be established in their area, they must seek proposals for the establishment of an Academy» (which in this context, means a Free Scschool needs to be established in their area, they must seek proposals for the establishment of an Academy» (which in this context, means a Free SchoolSchool).

Commenting on today's speech by the Prime Minister, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union said: «Yet again we see the myth being peddled that the academies and Free Schools programmes are the answer to a good education in this country.

He said: «Free schools and academies are already more accountable than maintained schools.

Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said: «Michael Gove is allowing underperformance to go unchecked in academy schools and free schools.

Just this week Prime Minister David Cameron was quoted as saying that the move would «finish the job»; with 5,200 academies currently open across all age groups (excluding around a further 400 free schools, studio schools and University Technical Colleges.

Sir David Carter, national schools commissioner, said: «I am delighted that Christine is joining my team of RSCs at such an exciting phase of the academies and free schools programmes.

Fallon said that parents deserved a «proper choice of good schools» and suggested a mix of academies, free schools and grammar schools widened the choice for parents in his Sevenoaks constituency.

Richard Watts, chair of the LGA's children and young people board, said: «We are told that academies and free schools are subject to more financial scrutiny than council - maintained schools, yet we keep hearing that millions of pounds of taxpayers» money, which has been earmarked to make sure our children get a good education, is disappearing into the back pockets of those in charge.

In 2012 the rules were changed to allow free schools and academies to recruit unqualified teachers, which the Government said was in order to allow them tor recruit more professionals, such as scientists, engineers, musicians and experienced teachers from overseas.

Christine Blower, leader of the National Union of Teachers, said: «As the government knows, free schools and academies do not raise standards in any more effective way than maintained schools.»

Asked how the KPIs would be used, a spokesperson for the DfE said: «The role of the regional schools commissioners is to tackle underperformance in academies and free schools, taking decisions on academy conversions and encouraging strong sponsors into the market to support struggling schools.

Test results in sponsored primary academies improve at more than double the rate of non-academies and results for free school meals improve faster in those schools, the department said.

She said the Department for Education had already issued 122 warning notices to underperforming academies and free schools and changed the sponsor in 118 cases.

The minister also said the Lib Dems would keep the academy school system, and allow more free schools to open, but only in places where there was a need for extra places.

The DfE said the schools with funding agreements in place were Batley Grammar School in Kirklees; Nishkam Free School in Birmingham; Bradford Science Academy; St Luke's C of E Primary School, Camden; Eden Primary School, Haringey; Stour Valley Community School in Suffolk; Free School Norwich; and West London Free School in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Indeed, journalist Toby Young, who is setting up one of the first free schools, said the admissions changes would «enable successful free schools and academies to ensure children from low income families aren't crowded out by sharp - elbowed, middle class parents».

Janet Downs, a member and blogger for the Local Schools Network, which campaigns for council - run schools, said it was not fair to expect local authorities to provide free support or services to struggling acaSchools Network, which campaigns for council - run schools, said it was not fair to expect local authorities to provide free support or services to struggling acaschools, said it was not fair to expect local authorities to provide free support or services to struggling academies.

Labour has said it would stop the opening of new free schools and that existing schools would be brought into the academy system.

But Mr Hunt says that for both free schools and academy trusts there has been a serious lack of oversight.

The EEF's chief executive Sir Kevan Collins says it was a struggle to convince teachers and heads to understand and act on evidence, but the approach is starting to bear fruit — something which has become more important with the move to academies and free schools, in which head teachers are freer to make their own decisions but may be unused to finding and assessing evidence to support these.

An academy and free school trust praised by the Prime Minister has paid its chief executive a second salary passed through two separate companies, a government report says.

He said that academies are improving at twice the rate of the national average, and that free schools also are «pulling up standards, not dragging them down».

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Treasury sources say that Wednesday's Autumn Statement will spell out how # 1bn will go towards building 100 new free schools and academies, creating an additional 50,000 new school places.

And it says that academies take a higher proportion of children on free school meals than the national average.

A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said: «Currently, only academies and free schools have the freedom to prioritise children eligible for the pupil premium or service premium [for the children of military personnel] or both.

Hammersmith and Fulham Council in west London says its new primary free school - Ark Conway - came about because of a three - way partnership between the local authority, the Ark academy chain and parents.

«The government want to pretend that academies and free schools are the answer to the funding problems but this shows that they're not immune to the impact of the government slashing education budgets,» he said.

With the spread of academies, free schools and others outside of the local authority's control, the society said the accountability system for schools in England was «broken and in need of urgent review».

Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: «We are pleased that Michael Gove realises he can not run academies and free schools from central government.

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The executive director of the National Secular Society Keith Porteous Wood said: «A mass conversion of voluntary controlled schools into entirely self - governing academies freed from the moderating influence of local authorities will be the churches» dream and most parents» nightmare.

«In particular, both the forced academisation of schools in areas considered to be «unviable», and the removal of the council role in school improvement, went against evidence that council - maintained schools perform more highly than academies and free schools in Ofsted inspections, and that conversion to academies did not in itself lead to better results,» said Richard Watts, chairman of the LGA's Children and Young People Board.

The DfE defended its actions regarding KSA, saying: «Academies and free schools are subject to tougher financial accountability measures than maintained schools.

«SC Whitmore is a perfect fit for 100 Yards Academy because our school has the ability to provide a free, high - quality education to students with nontraditional schedules and unique life circumstances,» said SC Whitmore Principal John Loveday.

Regional schools commissioners and Ofsted would intervene «very, very quickly» when things went wrong at academies or free schools, Mr Cameron said.

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