Academies Act 2010 - Wiki. It was among the first government bills introduced in the 55th United Kingdom Parliament by the Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition government.
The bill was presented by Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford in the House of Lords, where it had its third reading on 13 July. It was read a third time in the House of Commons on 26 July. The Act received Royal Assent on the following day and was brought into force in the most part on 29 July. Angela Harrison, education correspondent for the BBC, has said that the Act "could be the most radical overhaul of schools in England for a generation".[4] Provisions[edit] An Academy may be set up under section 1 of the Act by virtue of an agreement between the Secretary of State for Education and any other person. Initial schools[edit] Prior to the 2010 General Election there were 203 academies in England.[2] After the election the new Education Secretary Michael Gove sent a letter to all publicly funded schools inviting them to become academies. New Schools Network - Wiki. History[edit] New Schools Network founder Wolf in 2012 The group was set up in 2009 by Rachel Wolf, a former adviser to Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, Secretary of State at the Department for Education.[2] Wolf started the group after visiting New York City whilst working for Gove and observing the city's charter schools as well as groups such as the Knowledge Is Power Program and the New York City Charter School Center, who advise new schools in the city.[3] By February 2010 around three hundred Free School groups had registered an interest with the network.[1] In June 2010 the Free School Programme became part of government policy and in September 2011 the first 24 Free Schools opened to pupils.[4] The network worked with 22 of these schools,[1] including the journalist Toby Young in his project to set up the new West London Free School in Hammersmith.[5] Another 79 groups have outline permission to open schools in September 2012,[6] the network working with 61 of these.[7]
List of schools in England - Wiki. List of schools in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search East of England London South East South West East Midlands West Midlands.
Education in England - Wiki. The education system is divided into early years (ages 3–4), primary education (ages 4–11), secondary education (ages 11–18) and tertiary education (ages 18+).
Higher education often begins with a three-year bachelor's degree. Postgraduate degrees include master's degrees, either taught or by research, and the doctorate, a research degree that usually takes at least three years. Universities require a Royal Charter in order to issue degrees, and all but one are financed by the state via tuition fees, which cost up to £9,000 per academic year for English, Welsh and EU students. History of English education[edit] Until 1870 all schools were charitable or private institutions, but in that year the Elementary Education Act 1870 permitted local governments to complement the existing elementary schools, to fill up any gaps. Education to the age of 18[edit] State-funded schools[edit] St Barnabas Church of England Primary School, Oxford.
Free school (England) - Wiki. Free schools have been championed by the Conservative Education Secretary Michael Gove.
Free Schools are governed by non-profit charitable trusts that sign funding agreements with the Secretary of State.[10][11] There are different model funding agreements for Single Academy Trusts and Multi Academy Trusts.[12][13] Free schools are subject to the School Admissions Code of Practice, with the exception that they are allowed to give priority to founders' children.
In April 2014 it emerged in a leaked document 'Future Academy System: Lord Nash Session' that failing Free schools were being given special fast-track attention by the government to limit potential embarrassment to the Education Secretary Michael Gove. It stated "political ramifications of any more free schools being judged inadequate are very high and speedy intervention is essential".[19] Some people are concerned that free schools are not obliged to cap their headteachers' pay.[25]