Sentences with phrase «says academy chains»

The Department for Education says academy chains can decide how they want to administer their schools

Not exact matches

The head of Ofsted, Michael Wilshaw, just last week said many academy chains were performing badly and letting down disadvantaged children.

Christine Blower, the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «Academy chains simply do not have the resources or expertise to resolve problems where they occur.

But many would say the mayor made his own distaste for charters perfectly clear during the campaign, when he remarked about the head of the Success Academy chain: «There's no way in hell Eva Moskowitz should get free rent, OK?»

Bloomberg said the charter school expansion would be achieved mainly by speeding up the replication of chain - style charters such as KIPP and the Success Academy network that already have a presence in the city.

Moskowitz's Success Academy charter school chain is looking to create a new Upper West Side school to open in the fall of 2014, along with five other schools across the city, and representatives said they're seeking input before moving forward with the plan.

Speaking about academy chains, Sir David also said that it is a «myth» that chains failed because they grew too quickly.

After questioning Spielman, the Education Select Committee recognised her contributions to the education sector through her work with the ARK academy chain, but said it could not support her as Chief Inspector.

The large salaries enjoyed by chief executives at some of England's academy chains is not justified by the performance of the schools they run, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said.

The education secretary Nicky Morgan said: «From helping to set up one of the country's top academy chains, to acting as a council member for the Institute of Education, to overseeing our ambitious qualification reform programme, Amanda has extensive experience at the frontline of the education system, making her uniquely qualified to take up this important role.

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.

In his Autumn Statement, Mr Osborne said the «very best» academy chains in the north would benefit from an extra # 10 million to improve standards in schools where not enough pupils achieved five A * - C GCSEs, including English and maths.

Last year, the country's largest academy chain, AET, moved all its information communication technology (ICT) services to Google's cloud service, saying it would allow it to save # 900,000.

The Department for Education had accepted the academy chain's announcement saying: «We trust them to decide on the most appropriate arrangements for their trust.»

«I think it's inevitable - and most people in Parliament think it's not defensible in the future to have a different system of accountability for academy chains and local authorities,» he said.

Labour's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell said: «Just because they have become an academy or are part of a chain doesn't mean that a school will automatically succeed.

But one academy chain source says the Department for Education has been clear that trusts must become sustainable and not rely on their sponsor's cash.

Malcolm Trobe, the interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said salary levels were set by factors including the value - for - money the chief executives provided, and could be offset by the saving an academy chain could bring, such as group discounts for contracts.

The NUT conference heard calls for industrial action in opposition to the changes, which union leaders say could threaten teachers» pay and job security, as such decisions about pay and conditions would be decided by academy chains.

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.»

Ark, which, with its network of 35 schools nationwide, is one of England's largest academy chains, says Clark brings with her «a wealth of experience in the education sector».

But Labour's shadow minister for schools, Nic Dakin, said the findings were evidence that the government had «completely failed to put in place the appropriate checks over academy chain funding decisions.

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.

The NUT conference will hear calls for industrial action in opposition to the changes, which union leaders say could threaten teachers» pay and job security, as such decisions about pay and conditions would be decided by academy chains.

Ofsted should be given powers to inspect organisations that run chains of academies, says a report from a cross-party committee of MPs.

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.

«New chains should not be allowed to expand until they have a track record of success in driving improvement in their existing academies,» it said.

A spokesperson for the chain said it would develop its own staff and pupils with «various» apprenticeships while also offering training to other schools and academies.

In a report published in November last year, the Education Select Committee said Ofsted should be given powers to inspect organisations that run chains of academies.

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has previously said he believes that sponsors of such academy chains should face inspections.

Shadow education secretary Lucy Powell said: «Ofsted has identified a number of very serious concerns within these academy chains.

But with the expansion of academies, it says that academy chains will play an increasingly important part in helping schools to improve.

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

Lucy Heller, chief executive of the ARK academy chain, said: «One of the benefits of being part of a strong academy network is the importance placed on monitoring - not just to drive up standards but to ensure financial good practice.

«While some chains have clearly raised attainment, others achieve worse outcomes creating huge disparities within the academy sector and compared to other mainstream schools,» says Mr Stuart.

All that being said, I do agree with your concern about there being enough competent academy chains.

But the report said often a failing school will become part of a chain of academies run by one sponsor with a central management function.

«We will be inspecting local authorities and we should inspect academy chains as well, if we identify underperformance,» said the Ofsted chief.

She has said schools will be offered help to improve first, before existing head teachers are replaced by an academy chain.

It got more than 18,000 signatures, but the government responded to say it is down to employers, either the local authority or academy chain, to decide pay.

It says that one in five academy chains is «performing substantially below the national average for attainment and improvement» for children from poorer families.

Commenting in the story in today's Times that Nicky Morgan is considering letting the best - performing councils run their own academy chains, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

The Department for Education did not say whether they approved or disapproved, saying it was up to academy chains to decide how to administer their schools and «we trust them to decide on the most appropriate arrangements for their trust».

Morgan also for the first time said her department needed to look at Ofsted being empowered to inspect academy chains, a power Wilshaw has sought.

Rich Davies, head of data for academy chain Ark, which sponsors the academy, said: «There was a real focus on maths and English and we have seen a massive uplift in those results.

The National Children's Bureau said there was evidence that local authorities were often as effective as academy chains in providing high quality education.

Two years ago a report from inspectors accused the academy chain of «low expectations» and said that too many pupils were «not receiving a good enough education».

Responding to concerns about the capacity of finance bosses to deal with issues in academy chains, EFA boss Peter Lauener said his agency had an «extensive monitoring system» to look at financial issues, and said any concerns were always discussed with schools commissioners.