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A PROPOSAL to transform Alumwell Business and Enterprise College, Walsall, into an academy sponsored by E-ACT has been given the green light by ministers. ... more
MINISTERS have backed plans to transform Featherstone Technology College in Wakefield into an E-ACT sponsored academy in September 2012.
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WORK on the £40 million project to transform the E-ACT sponsored Crest Boys' Academy and Crest Girls' Academy in Neasden has begun. ... more
THE Education Secretary Michael Gove has approved funding for a new academy to open in Bristol on January 4. ... more
THE Education Secretary Michael Gove has approved funding for a new academy to open in Manchester on January 4. ... more
POET Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, has opened a wing in one of E-ACT’s latest new Academy buildings. ... more
ONE of the first academies in Birmingham sponsored by E-ACT is “outstanding” according to a recent Ofsted inspection. ... more
A FORMER consultant engineer has been appointed Chairman of the planned Ilminster Avenue primary academy in Knowle West, Bristol. ... more
EXPERIENCED primary headteacher Simon Adams has been appointed as Principal designate for the planned Ilminster Avenue Primary Academy in Bristol. ... more
A CONSULTATION has opened into the proposal to turn Ilminster Avenue Primary School, Bristol, into an E-ACT academy.
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KATHY Allen has been appointed principal designate of a proposed new Manchester primary academy, sponsored by E-ACT, which is set to open in January 2012. ... more
THE Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has selected E-ACT to sponsor a new primary academy. It will open in purpose-built accommodation in 2014.
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E-ACT has been chosen to sponsor another school in Buckinghamshire. ... more
E-ACT's Leeds East Academy, the group's second academy in the city, officially opened to all pupils on Monday September 12, replacing the former Parklands Girls’ High School. ... more
STAFF and students at E-ACT's new £30 million Leeds West Academy are starting the term in a spectacular state-of-the-art building.
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Aug 25, 2011
E-ACT academy students improve GSCE results, many near or above double the national rate
TEN per cent improvement across E-ACT academies compares to 2010 national average of four per cent improvement
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STAFF and students from E-ACT Academies across England are celebrating after recording another year of improved A-Level results. ... more
E-ACT's new £30 million Leeds West Academy is just weeks away from completion and opening. ... more
KEYS to the building that is set to become E-ACT's first free school have been handed over by Redbridge Council in London. ... more
WORK by talented artists from E-ACT's Oldham Academy North has been been chosen for a display in a leading conference centre. ... more
PLANS to transform the Gedling School in Nottinghamshire into an E-ACT academy moved a significant step forward after the Department for Education issued a ‘statement of intent’ from ministers. ... more
MORE than 1700 students from E-ACT academies have taken part in the education group's first ‘Olympic’ sponsored event at Birmingham's Alexander stadium. ... more
THE E-ACT group is expanding and has vacancies for principals, education advisers, and project staff, including ICT and HR experts. ... more
PUPILS from the E-ACT chain of academies are preparing to compete in ‘Olympic’ events across the country leading up to the 2012 games. ... more
A CONTRACTOR has been appointed to build E-ACT's latest new academy buildings in London in a £37 million deal. ... more
E-ACT's planned new primary free school, set to open in Redbridge this autumn, has received an excellent response from parents registering their children for a place. ... more
BBC One South East Inside Out programme asks if this way of teaching is working? ... more
LYNETTE CARTER has been appointed principal designate of the proposed new E-ACT primary academy which is preparing to open at the former St Ursula’s school in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. ... more
DETAILED plans for a new multi-million-pound Academy for pupils in Tulse Hill are now open to consultation. ... more
E-ACT – sponsor of Trent Valley Academy - has pledged £2,000 towards fees and costs, for a Gainsborough pupil who has won a prestigious sixth form scholarship to a top public school. ... more
THE latest photograph of E-ACT's multi-million-pound new Leeds West Academy shows good progress is being made. ... more
PLANS to transform the Gedling School in Nottinghamshire into an E-ACT Academy are set to be discussed by county councillors. ... more
NICOLA Percy has been appointed as principal of the E-ACT group's first primary free school.
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E-ACT has been confirmed by the Department for Education as the chosen sponsor for a new primary academy in north-west Bristol. ... more
Leeds City Council will be making a full planning application for a new Academy, which will replace Parklands Girls' High School, which is set to become the E-ACT Leeds East Academy in September.
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THE schools minister, Lord Hill, has confirmed the Department for Education’s support for a new E-ACT sponsored primary free school in Redbridge. ... more
PARENTS interested in a place at the Redbridge Free School, which opens in September, are being invited to meet E-ACT staff to discuss the proposal and potential places for their children.
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SCHOOLS watchdog Ofsted has concluded that E-ACT’s Leeds West Academy is making good progress and students are making much better progress since the academy opened in 2009. ... more
ANDREW Taylor-Edwards, the Vice Principal of the Winsford E-ACT Academy has been appointed Principal and is set to take on the top job after Easter. ... more
PARENTS in Redbridge are being invited to attend a meeting at a local community centre, to discuss plans for a new ‘free’ Primary school, which is being planned to open in the Seven Kings area this September. ... more
A FLAGSHIP school rebuilding project where class sizes of up to 90 have been introduced is the subject of a BBC documentary featuring Sir Bruce Liddington, Director General of E-ACT.
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EDUCATION watchdog Ofsted has praised E-ACT’s Heartlands Academy saying students make “exceptional progress” after they join the Birmingham secondary. ... more
PARENTS in Northampton are set to meet E-ACT to discuss plans to establish a new Free School in the town. ... more
THE academies movement is a "big moral cause" and there is no more important activity or movement in the country, Lord Adonis, the former Labour education minister and academy champion told a meeting to mark E-ACT’s future plans.
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CREST Girls’ Year 10 student Razieh Mohammed displayed her public speaking skills at the Brent regional final of the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge – an annual debating fixture. ... more
E-ACT's Leeds West Academy student Charlie Clark has landed a starring role in a TV adaptation of classic novel South Riding. ... more
SHEFFIELD MP David Blunkett has cut the first turf launching the multi-million pound building project which will transform E-ACT’s Parkwood Academy ... more
Education Secretary Michael Gove has approved E-ACT’s initial proposal to establish an innovative new primary Free School in the London Borough of Redbridge, giving the go-ahead for it to progress to the next stage. ... more
PLANS to establish a new Free School in Northampton have taken another step forward with a targeted survey of potential parents taking place this month. ... more
THE number of academies created in England since September 2010 has jumped by more than 200, with at least 250 more in the pipeline, according to Department for Education figures. ... more
E-ACT has been allocated more than £45 million for three academy building projects. ... more
STUDENTS at E-ACT's Crest Girls' Academy are enjoying a new £300,000 'food academy' after the facility was opened by award-winning entrepreneur Lopa Patel.
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E-ACT has been chosen to work with Staffordshire County Council to help establish plans for further improvements to schools in Tamworth.
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SIR BRUCE LIDDINGTON, the former head of Northampton School for Boys, is inviting parents in the town to back plans for a new high-performing Free School. ... more
A former headteacher with experience of running successful schools is backing a plan to develop a new Free School in Maidenhead or Windsor. ... more
E-ACT has appointed Helen Lane as Principal Designate of the East Leeds Academy (currently Parklands Girls’ High School) which opens in September 2011. ... more
PARENTS are being asked for their views on plans to establish a new high-performing Free School in the Maidenhead and Windsor area. ... more
PARENTS in Ealing are being invited to give their views on plans to establish a new high-performing Free School. ... more
BUILDING work at the new Leeds West Academy is making rapid progress as preparations continue for a move to the new facility which opens in September 2011.
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The academies programme has improved a large proportion of lower performing schools and is increasingly popular with parents, according to a Durham University expert. ... more
Multi-million-pound building work has started at Parkwood Academy in Sheffield to create a modern new purpose-built academy set to open just ahead of the Olympic Games in 2012. ... more
E-ACT has introduced a new set of Quality Standards in all its open academies to help ensure excellence and consistency across the leading sponsor’s group. ... more
E-ACT has appointed Nick Hindmarsh as Principal of the recently-opened Dartmouth Academy.
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PARENTS and other groups can follow the example of academy sponsors and transform poor-performing schools, says Sir Bruce Liddington, Director General of E-ACT ... more
NINETY students from two London academies will benefit from an independent education experience thanks to a £17,000 grant from a charitable trust, over three years. ... more
E-ACT has opened three new academies after posting record GCSE results for academies that opened last year.
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EDUCATION Secretary Michael Gove has signed the funding agreement giving education sponsor E-ACT responsibility for the new Dartmouth Academy which opens for students on September 8. ... more
EDUCATION Secretary Michael Gove has signed the funding agreement giving education sponsor E-ACT responsibility for the new Winsford Academy, Cheshire, which opens for students on September 6.
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E-ACT academies across England have posted significant improvements in GCSE exam results just one year after opening.
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TWELVE students from Leeds West Academy presented a selection of their finest work at E-ACT’s London office.
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A leading academy in Lincolnshire has received a big tick following its first inspection report from education watchdog Ofsted. ... more
THE captain of Great Britain’s rugby league team proved an inspiration at E-ACT’s Leeds West Academy when he presented students with awards marking their excellent progress. ... more
HRH The Duke of Gloucester flew into Trent Valley Academy (TVA) in Gainsborough to open the new £40m academy building giving the project a royal seal of approval. ... more
E-ACT has appointed Mike Westerdale as the new Principal of Parkwood Academy, Sheffield. ... more
Commenting on the coalition Government’s plans to expand the academies programme to all schools and develop ‘free’ schools, Sir Bruce Liddington, one of the founders of the original academies programme, says the real test of the new policy will be the impact on poor performing schools. ... more
E-ACT has successfully bid for cricketing equipment worth hundreds of pounds for a number of academies. ... more
An E-ACT academy’s innovative link with a Premier league football team has resulted in a special award from the club. ... more
E-ACT’s Oldham Academy has moved a step forward with the appointment of Willmott Dixon by Oldham Council for its ambitious Academies programme worth around £71m. ... more
E-ACT has received confirmation of funding for the next key stage of a proposed new academy in Lambeth. ... more
Schools Secretary Ed Balls has cut the first turf at E-ACT’s latest £30m academy building, which will replace the current school at Leeds West Academy.
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Kirklees Council Cabinet members have chosen E-ACT to establish a new secondary school in Howden Clough.
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THE Schools Minister, Vernon Coaker, has opened the latest E-ACT academy in Birmingham – The North Birmingham Academy (NBA) in Erdington. ... more
PLANS have been unveiled to form the first educational Academy in Devon, with students attending a flagship campus in Dartmouth where E-ACT is co-sponsor. ... more
Parent power is back on the political agenda and politicians ignore this at their peril, especially in election year. More and more parents are pushing for better state schools on their doorstep. While this positive pressure is welcome, decision-makers must avoid knee jerk reactions. ... more
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