Sentence examples for half of academies from inspiring English sources

Fewer than half of academies have policies in place to boost gender equality in membership.

A third of comprehensives and half of academies reported that the amount of time dedicated to history lessons in year seven had reduced, while 13% of grammar schools reported the amount of time had increased.

Nearly half of academy trusts have paid millions in public money towards private businesses of directors, trustees and their relatives, according to a National Audit Office NAOO) report.

Nearly half of academy trusts have paid millions of poundsin public money towards the private businesses of directors, trustees and their relatives, Whitehall's spending watchdog has disclosed.

About six in 10 multi-academy trusts spent more than their income - and just under half of standalone academies had an income shortfall.

It points out that only just over half of schools, academies and free schools have more than 200 students, the number considered necessary to afford enough staff to provide a broad choice of subject options.

When PricewaterhouseCoopers this week gave its mixed assessment of their progress he challenged the government to set up a control to test its theory by giving half of the academies everything but the sponsor (money and freedoms) and comparing them with the sponsored ones after five years.

Half of the academy's board of guarantors are appointed by the university and half by the Italian government.

According to the EPI, half of all secondary academies and 60% of maintained secondary schools ??? those managed by local authorities ??? are spending more than they are receiving, forcing them to dip into their reserves.

The findings match a report published by the Education Policy Institute at the start of the year, which estimated that half of all secondary academies and 60% of maintained secondary schools – those overseen by local authorities – were spending more than they were receiving, forcing them to dip into their reserves.

Perhaps more surprising from this group – half of whom are academy principals or running multi-academy trusts – is their cynicism about the alleged autonomy and power David Cameron said in August he wanted to give heads.