Fraud and academy schools Fraud has become a key area of concern for academy schools and the Education Funding Agency (EFA) has recently published a guide to help trusts reduce their exposure (link later in the article). We discuss some of the high profile frauds that have become public as well as [...]
Sixth Form Colleges to become academies? The landscape of the academy sector has shifted with the announcement that sixth form colleges will be allowed to convert to academy status. This will have a wide reaching impact on the academy and FE sectors, both in terms of their education provision, but also fundamentally changing how [...]
How unfair is school funding? Fairer funding for schools has long been a thorny issue, particularly in rural areas, like the Westcountry, which seem to come off worse in the allocations. It does, however, finally seem as if progress is being made, with the Government recognising that the current system is unfair and taking [...]
The importance of good governance Good governance is becoming increasing important for academy schools. More notices to improve are being issued and some schools are continuing to hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. Furthermore, the Department for Education (DfE) have shown they are willing to take a hard-line where necessary and only [...]
Should you join a MAT? In his recent letter to all Academy School Heads, the School Commissioner has now confirmed, the long held suspicion, that academies are being encouraged to join together into groups in a formal way, predominantly as Multi Academy Trusts (MATs). MATs have been highly successful, providing the obvious benefit [...]
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