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A piece in the Guardian today questions recent press coverage around primary league tables and the vulnerability of those falling below floor targets. The article states that only 1 in 5 primaries which underperformed last year have now become a sponsored academy.
The DfE’s clear policy expectation is that where schools have a history of falling below floor targets, conversion with a strong sponsor is the “normal route” to improvement. Primaries, particularly in target geographical areas, are being put under pressure to become academies. Legally however, purely being below floor targets does not mean a school can directly be forced to become an academy. A school’s Ofsted grade and the local authority’s position in terms of securing improvement as a maintained school will be important factors too.
The Guardian’s piece also mentions primaries who “narrowly avoided forced academisation”. Certainly those governing bodies concerned about results may have more choices than they think.
The recent case of R (on the application of A Parent) v Governing Body of XYZ School [2022] EWHC 1146 (Admin) provides some welcome and reassuring guidance to governing boards on the exclusion reconsideration process.
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With 19 HR experts now supporting over 500 schools and trusts across the country, in this edition of 60 seconds we sit down with Emma Hughes, who leads the team, to discuss what this significant milestone means to her.
In order to reduce the risk of potential breaches, schools should follow this Health and Safety Executive guidance.
A ResPublica report highlighted that asbestos continues to be the UK’s number one occupational killer, with nurses and teachers 3 to 5 times more likely to develop mesothelioma than the general UK population. The House of Commons Work & Pensions Select Committee is investigating how the HSE manages the continued presence of asbestos in buildings.
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