In his interview, Sir David revealed plans to create four
tiers of academy chains, ranging from starter trusts made up of five or fewer academies to «system leaders»: large chains with 30 or more schools under their umbrellas (see last page).
Sir David (pictured), who started the job at the beginning
of February, was unable to answer questions about his plans to introduce a new
tier system for
academy chains and repeated requests from Schools Week for further information about transparency — and why it was now missing from his plans — were also refused.