Sentence examples for underperforming academy from inspiring English sources

He admits it has been the most difficult aspect of his job, but it has not deterred him from taking the government to task on issues including underperforming academy trusts and, most recently, plans to expand grammar schools to benefit the poor, which he dismissed as "palpable tosh and nonsense".

Options in a paper expected to be published on Monday will include forcing new selective schools to take a minimum proportion of pupils from lower-income households, requiring them to establish non-selective free schools or requiring them to sponsor an existing underperforming academy.

Mrs Morgan said underperforming academies should be "held to account".

She said the Department for Education had already issued 122 warning notices to underperforming academies and free schools and changed the sponsor in 118 cases.

In his time Wilshaw has become a prominent media figure, publicly taking the government to task on contentious issues such as underperforming multi-academy trusts, and ministers will be hoping the new chief inspector is less fond of the limelight.

A total of 188 underperforming schools were academies, while 50 are council-run, 45 are foundation schools, 14 are voluntary-aided and the others include university technical colleges, studio schools and further education colleges for to 14- to 16-year-olds.

The move is part of a government drive to turn 200 underperforming primary schools into academies, funded by the state but run by sponsors which are often private companies, trusts, charities or religious organisations.

"The best way for improvement to happen is for every underperforming school to become an academy with the support of a sponsor".

Underperforming schools yield underperforming employees.

"We are working closely with successful providers to identify new projects where academies will replace underperforming schools, to add to the substantial range of projects already in progress".

"We will ensure that every school that acquires academy freedoms takes an underperforming school under its wing in order to ensure that all schools improve as a result".