The National Audit Office's look at oversight and intervention included some points about how the Department for Education compiles a list of academy trusts about which it has financial concerns and which could be issued with financial notices to improve.
Friday 31 October 2014
Friday 17 October 2014
Nicky Morgan ridiculed by Select Committee over inspection of academy chains
Update (Oct 27): from the BBC Co-operative Academies Trust says it would welcome inspection
Update: Graham Stuart vows to question Nicky Morgan again (Yorkshire Post - 20 Oct 2014)
Letter to Ed Select Committee from Sir Michael Wilshaw reiterating that Ofsted cannot inspect academy chains (Oct 17)
Education Minister Nicky Morgan was grilled by Graham Stuart, chair of the Education Select Committee, about the inspection of academy chains by Ofsted. The exchange took place during a hearing about extremism on 15 Oct - at this link - the crucial discussion was at 10.55. (She is due to appear again before the committee on 22 October 2014) - the Guardian reports the exchange here.
Update: Graham Stuart vows to question Nicky Morgan again (Yorkshire Post - 20 Oct 2014)
Letter to Ed Select Committee from Sir Michael Wilshaw reiterating that Ofsted cannot inspect academy chains (Oct 17)
Education Minister Nicky Morgan was grilled by Graham Stuart, chair of the Education Select Committee, about the inspection of academy chains by Ofsted. The exchange took place during a hearing about extremism on 15 Oct - at this link - the crucial discussion was at 10.55. (She is due to appear again before the committee on 22 October 2014) - the Guardian reports the exchange here.
AET chooses PWC as partner in outsourcing non-teaching roles including SBMs
From the The Observer (20 Sept 2014): Academy Enterprise Trust (AET) 'wants to set up a limited liability partnership with PwC'... which AET admits is entirely new to academy trusts.'
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