Sentences with phrase «strong academy sponsors»

Hundreds of schools, often in disadvantaged areas, were already being turned around, «thanks to the help of strong academy sponsors», she said.

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Funding The government's white paper argued that high quality academy sponsors could deliver «economies of scale and strong financial sustainability».

In a statement, the DfE said: «As more schools choose to convert to academy status and struggling schools become academies with the support of a strong sponsor, it is important RSCs have the right resources to build system capacity and hold schools to account for their performance.

Schools minister Nick Gibb said: «Converter academies are leading the way in strong academic standards and over time we will see the excellence and expertise of strong sponsors spread.

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.

For Church of England sponsored academies, the memorandum states that the Secretary of State and the National Society both expect a diocesan or strong church school - led academy trust will be the sponsor for any church academy.

Where we have concerns about an academy trust's ability to improve performance, we will intervene to find a strong sponsor for the school.