Sentence examples for academies chain from inspiring English sources

Questions asked of parents by the Harris academies chain in its consultation for a new free school in East Dulwich, south London, seem designed to avoid negative responses.

The school, whose popular headteacher, Simon Wood, disappeared last Christmas, has been placed in special measures in another unwelcome verdict for its sponsors, the TKAT academies chain.

Does England have one of the world's best-paid leaders of schools in the form of Sir Daniel Moynihan, chief executive of the Harris academies chain?

In last summer's GCSE exams, five schools run by the academies chain Ark achieved an average rise of 12 percentage points above the previous year's results.

Yes, step forward Lord Nash, who manages somehow to combine his governorship roles with running the Future academies chain and being, erm, the minister responsible for academies across England.

After that, changes happened quickly: the DfE sacked the entire board of governors, the head resigned and the way was cleared for a takeover by the Harris academies chain, founded by Philip Harris, Tory peer and founder of retail chain Carpetright.

And the Ark academy chain's King Solomon academy in Paddington uses similar techniques.

The Park View academy chain has staged a vigorous defence, in which non-Muslims are prominent.

Meanwhile, the Harris academy chain may also find itself at odds with the new guidance.

So what is the difference between an academy chain and a local authority?

Business-savvy academy chain CEOs are unlikely to be attracted to such financial dead weights.