Schools: Local Oversight Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Schools: Local Oversight

Baroness Sharp of Guildford Excerpts
Monday 28th July 2014

(10 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Nash Portrait Lord Nash
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I am grateful to my noble friend for her comments. The overwhelming success of the programme is unarguable. Some 24% of free schools are rated outstanding, which makes them by far our highest performing group of schools; converter academies are far more likely to retain or increase their Ofsted rating at the next inspection; and sponsored academies are increasing their performance at a rate approximately twice that of other schools.

Baroness Sharp of Guildford Portrait Baroness Sharp of Guildford (LD)
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Can the Minister please tell the House what are the responsibilities of the members of the local governing board when the academy chain has trustees who appoint the head?