In the last couple of weeks problems within Multi-Academy Trusts have made the headlines yet again. Putting the Party Conferences to one-side, three stories caught my eye: A MAT in […]
There is many a paradox in the Academy world but perhaps the biggest one is around the Headteacher Board. A group of Headteachers, together with and headed by an RSC, […]
‘Go before we are pushed’, ‘control the journey and destination’ as well as ‘we are not having a Trust come in and tell us what to do, how to operate’. […]
I’ve never been a fan of the phrase ‘Critical Friend’. In my opinion, what a nonsensical phrase. When I first became a governor over 23 years ago, a wise man […]
The first building block came in 2010 with the coalition changing how Academies looked. Under the previous government, these were failing schools where money was thrown at trying to solve […]
At the start of the Academies Act, schools applied to the DfE, were assessed and – nearly every time – approved for their Academy Order. Then, with the advent of […]
The biggest single delay to any conversion is usually the land transfer / lease and most of those delays relate to the LA legal team. Don’t get me wrong, I’m […]
Schools used to apply to the DfE to convert to academy status. They still apply to the DfE but the application now is assessed by a Headteacher Board ( HTB […]
Since the start of the academy movement, opinion has been divided on the topic of centralisation. Should MATs centralise their systems for better financial health? Do schools have to sacrifice […]
