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Lord Sugar opens The Bushey Academy, Hertfordshire’s most improved school and its striking new £30m state-of-the-art premises
March 28th, 2013
On Wednesday 27th March 2013 – Lord Alan Sugar officially opened The Bushey Academy, Hertfordshire’s most improved school and its Continue Reading »
Grantham academy build forges ahead
March 25th, 2013
The latest phase in the construction of Grantham’s Priory Ruskin Academy, in Rushcliffe Road, has just been completed. On March Continue Reading »
Governors hail Midhurst Primary School academy proposals
March 25th, 2013
PLANS for Midhurst Primary School to become an academy have been supported by school governors, following a meeting on Thursday Continue Reading »
Hartsholme Academy in Lincoln named as nation’s most innovative primary school
March 14th, 2013
Transforming a classroom into an American cafe and a World War two living room are not part of your standard Continue Reading »
School begins new era as an academy
March 4th, 2013
Youngsters at a school in Gipsey Bridge have witnessed the start of a new era, as the site became an Continue Reading »
South Norfolk school applies for academy status
February 19th, 2013
Academy status would give Old Buckenham High School, near Attleborough, more freedom to set its pay and conditions for staff, Continue Reading »
Academy boldly goes for space school plan
February 6th, 2013
Banbury Aspirations Academy is to take a bold step towards becoming a pioneering centre for education under new plans unveiled Continue Reading »
Academy school opens doors of brand new building
February 4th, 2013
PUPILS at the Oasis Academy Hadley in Ponders End took members of the public on guided tours to mark the Continue Reading »
School for troubled teenagers becomes pioneering academy
January 21st, 2013
A pioneering centre for troubled teenagers has become the first pupil referral unit (PRU) in the country to secure academy Continue Reading »
Three Wantage schools set to become multi-academy trust
January 17th, 2013
THREE Wantage schools are hoping to join forces to improve teaching. King Alfred’s Academy wants to take Charlton Primary School Continue Reading »
Academies in Focus: Warden Park Academy Trust, Haywards Heath, West Sussex
January 17th, 2013
Warden Park Secondary Academy, which converted to academy status in September 2011 is a very popular secondary school in Haywards Continue Reading »
Academies in Focus: The Mosley Academy, Staffordshire
January 16th, 2013
Mosley Primary School converted to academy status on 1 November 2012, becoming The Mosley Academy. It is a small, high-performing Continue Reading »
More than 2,600 schools now open as Academies – with a further 500 set to join them soon
January 11th, 2013
More than 2,000 heads have opted for converter Academy status so they can be free to raise standards for all Continue Reading »
PRU Converters Guidance 2013
January 11th, 2013
The Department is now considering applications from pupil referral units (PRUs) that are performing well and wish to convert to Continue Reading »
Essa Academy rolls out tablets in e-learning drive
January 8th, 2013
A Bolton school is investing in online learning by supplying 840 pupils and all of its teachers with their own Continue Reading »
Sutton Centre celebrates new academy status
January 8th, 2013
A sea of bright purple balloons filled the sky above a Sutton school on Monday as pupils celebrated its new Continue Reading »
Mablethorpe Primary Academy gets £225k to improve buildings
January 8th, 2013
A PRIMARY school academy has been awarded £224,446 to make improvements to the buildings. The funding for Mablethorpe Primary Academy Continue Reading »
The Academies Show Birmingham hosts key figures from the ‘Academies Movement’ and provides advice to over 2800 school leaders.
January 3rd, 2013
Attracting over 2800 visitors from schools across the country, 139 exhibitors and featuring presentations from nearly 100 education experts and Continue Reading »
Croydon school league tables topped by academies
January 2nd, 2013
League tables published last week reveal how Croydon’s primary schools are performing and, the academies are leading the way… TWO Continue Reading »
Education funding announcements for 2013-14
December 20th, 2012
Schools Minister David Laws has confirmed details of school revenue funding for 2013-14. This includes the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) Continue Reading »
£1bn boost for new free schools and academies in George Osborne’s Autumn Statement
December 6th, 2012
ALMOST £1bn will be spent on building up to 100 new free schools and academies by the end of this parliament. Continue Reading »
David Cameron announces that 400 primary schools will be turned into Academies
November 22nd, 2012
David Cameron has given his backing to a scheme to turn four hundred primary schools in England into academies in Continue Reading »
Over 2700 attend The Academies Show in London
May 17th, 2012
Over 2700 visitors from schools and the education sector learn about the benefits and challenges of converting to academy status Continue Reading »









