If all schools become academies, it will mean each regional commissioner over-seeing thousands of them. Plans announced by ministers in Westminster do not apply to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, where education policy is devolved, and where academies do not exist. In Wales, school governing bodies set their own start and finish times - although local authorities can override them. In Northern Ireland, the law states that the school day must be at least three hours for pupils under eight, and four and a half hours for pupils over eight.
In Scotland, education authorities set hours, but the school week is commonly 25 hours for primary schools and Scottish councils were banned from cutting the length of the school day to save money in December. Academies plan and longer school day. Academy plan 'a huge political gamble'. Department for Education. Dept for Education: Frequently asked questions.
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. Anti Academies Alliance. Image source, DGLimages. Primary schools have been slower than secondaries to convert to academy status. What is an academy? How many are there? Weren't academies all about improving failing schools? What is the future of "academisation"? What are the benefits of academy status?
Image source, Dominic Lipinski. We hope this blog helped you understand the major difference between state, academy and grammar schools. We can help you understand where you need to send your child. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. View Larger Image. State School State schools refer to government-funded schools which offer free education to all students, aged three to eighteen.
Academy School Academy schools are a type of state-funded schools in England, established by the Labour Government of Academies can also receive extra funding from sponsors, like NGOs and entrepreneurs. About the Author: Shreena Shah. Leave A Comment Cancel reply Comment. The government describes them as independent state-funded schools. Essentially, academies have more freedom than other state schools over their finances, the curriculum, and teachers' pay and conditions.
A key difference is that they are funded directly by central government, instead of receiving their funds via a local authority. In addition, they receive money which would previously have been held back by the local authority to provide extra services across all schools, such as help for children with special educational needs.
Academies do not have to follow the national curriculum. They can choose their own curriculum, as long as it is "broad and balanced". Yes, there are more than of them in England at the moment, all secondary schools.
They were established by the Labour government, seen as a way of turning around the worst-performing schools and schools in disadvantaged areas. Sponsors included businesses, church groups, charitable trusts and private schools. New academies were usually established with state-of-the-art buildings and the philosophy that transforming children's environment would help them engage more with learning.
Academies set up before were able to set their own curriculum, but those which came afterwards had to teach the national curriculum in English, maths and science. Those academies will have to renegotiate their agreements with the government to to get the new academy freedoms over the curriculum. The coalition wants all schools to have the chance to become academies, including primary and special schools, as part of an "education revolution". In its Academies Bill, which will make the legal changes needed for this academies expansion, the government says becoming academies will "give schools the freedoms and flexibilities they need to continue to drive up standards".
Its says it aims to raise standards for all children, narrow the attainment gap between the most and least advantaged, and create a "world-beating system". However, in contrast to Labour, the coalition is focusing first on the top end of schools.
It wants to enable schools judged "outstanding" by Ofsted to convert into academies by September, although it then wants successful schools to mentor struggling ones. Education Secretary Michael Gove sees academies as a way of cutting bureaucracy and giving more control to schools.
The changes could mean thousands of schools opting out of local authority control and a much-reduced role for local councils in education. The Bill removes the need for local authorities to be consulted about the setting up of an academy. How fast will academ y numbers grow? This will mean that some schools - those judged outstanding by Ofsted - can convert in September, if they are able to overcome the necessary legal hurdles in time.
The government has not yet said how many schools will be in a position to become academies in September. More than 1, schools have expressed interest in becoming academies, it says.
Labour questions this number, saying the schools were merely interested in getting more information. Free schools are schools which will be set up by groups of parents, teachers, charities, trusts, religious and voluntary groups.
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