Academies Commission Report – selection of Twitter discussions (via Storify)

Watch or listen to our report launch event recordings

If you missed the live streaming of our report launch event at the RSA, you can now watch the edited highlights or listen to the full recording (including audience Q&A) from the RSA Events page. The electronic copy of our report and press coverage could be found on our Publications and Press page.

Watch or listen to our report launch event live

Watch or listen our report launch event tonight at the RSA live at 6pm.  You can also participate via Twitter while listening or watching, using the hashtag: #acadcomm For more details about the event, please visit the RSA Events page.

Academies Commission Report: ‘Unleashing Greatness: Getting the best from an academised system’

The Academies Commission Report, ‘Unleashing Greatness: Getting the best from an academised system‘, is now available.   The Report’s launch is marked by a keynote event at the RSA, with a speech from Commission Chair Christine Gilbert, and responses from the OECD’s Andreas Schleicher and headteachers Dr Vanessa Ogden and David Carter.   Download the [...]

Read the Times article: Academies growing too fast, say experts

The Times (paid for service) reports that some of the charities running academies may have expanded too quickly, reducing their chances of turning around failing schools, according to experts. Analysis by The Times has highlighted wide variations in the schools taken on by the academy “chains” that are transforming education in England. The analysis by The Times shows that [...]