Forty-six academies have opened, and by next September there should be 80 with a further 100 or so in the pipeline.
Two academies have opened boarding facilities this term, and a third is due to open residential quarters in September, raising the number of children in state boarding to more than 5,000 from 3,800 at the start of the last decade.
Coding academies have opened new doors for people with a variety of backgrounds, many who couldn't afford a more traditional four-year computer science degree, or may have been steered clear of a technical degree in college (or younger) due to societal pressures or family culture, just to name a couple.
Coding academies have opened new doors for people with a variety of backgrounds, many who couldn't afford a more traditional four-year computer science degree, or may have been steered clear of a technical degree in college (or younger) due to societal pressures or family culture, just to name a couple.
As well as continuing to open sponsored academies, the coalition Government has opened up the scheme to allow all schools to apply for academy status.
South Shields-based clothing brand Barbour has opened an academy in partnership with Hartlepool College.
Since it was founded in 2006, Building Tomorrow has opened 10 academies in Uganda serving 3,250 students, and has four more under construction.
AkzoNobel, one of the biggest industrial companies in Europe, has opened a new academy in Slough designed to train painters and decorators in an attempt to stop a slide in the number of tradesmen in Britain.
The Super League clubs have promised to invest in grass-roots efforts to teach the game, while the AIFF has opened up four academies to develop talent.
Gaelle Enganamouit, star of the Cameroon women's side, has opened the nation's first football academy for girls.
