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Academy admissions appeals panels 'lack independence'

The chairman of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council (AJTC), Richard Thomas, has written to Michael Gove expressing concerns that the admissions and exclusions appeals panels of some academies are neither fair nor transparent.

5 Mar 2013

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Insurance in academies

Academies are responsible for arranging their own insurance.

1 Mar 2013

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Implementing the 2012 Academies Financial Handbook: what is the audit committee?

Ruth Bradbury examines the confusion around the role of the audit committee, and explains how her academy is approaching the requirement

22 Feb 2013

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'Unleashing greatness': are we getting the best from our academised system?

The academies commission was asked to consider both the impact of the academies programme to date and what should happen when the majority of schools may be academies. Richard Bird offers an analysis of its report: 'Unleashing greatness: getting the best from an academised system'

21 Feb 2013

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Academy finance: a guide to the new reporting rules

Converting schools must prepare for a complex regime. Laura Giles unravels the legal obligations, as set out in the latest Financial Handbook

22 Jan 2013

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‘SBM teams amount to biggest but vital cost increase for academies’

New research from the NAO presents an evaluation of the academies programme expansion since May 2010, and shows how much the DfE relies on the good financial management of each academy

17 Jan 2013

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CPD is key for academy success, says report

Further implementation of the academies system demands a ‘forensic focus’ on teaching and learning, with an emphasis on the training of school leaders, teachers and governors, according to a major report on the development of academies.

16 Jan 2013

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Facing the costs and challenges of converting to an academy

David Gordon looks at issues of finance and accountability raised by an evaluation of the rapidly expanding academies programme

14 Jan 2013

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Forced academisation

The government has announced its intention to turn 400 under-performing primary schools into academies by the end of 2013. Education lawyer Katie Michelon discusses the law around forced ‘academisation’ and intervention

8 Jan 2013

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Implementing the 2012 Academies Financial Handbook: requirements for Finance Directors

This month, Ruth Bradbury looks at the revised requirements for Finance Directors – a welcome change that better allows the postholder to gain a wealth of experience in their role without being required to have a wealth of accountancy training beforehand

19 Dec 2012

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Academy conversion

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Academy admissions appeals panels 'lack independence'

Insurance in academies

Implementing the 2012 Academies Financial Handbook: what is the audit committee?

'Unleashing greatness': are we getting the best from our academised system?

Academy finance: a guide to the new reporting rules

‘SBM teams amount to biggest but vital cost increase for academies’

CPD is key for academy success, says report

Facing the costs and challenges of converting to an academy

Forced academisation

Implementing the 2012 Academies Financial Handbook: requirements for Finance Directors

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