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Written question asked by Lucy Powell (Labour) on Thursday, 5 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Regional Schools Commissioners

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools re-brokered by a Regional Schools Commissioner have been re-brokered to a member of a Regional Schools Commissioner head teacher board.

Answer

From October 2014 when headteacher boards (HTB) came in, until the end of the financial year 2016/17, 17% of academies that moved trust, moved to a trust linked to an HTB member.[1] This figure also includes voluntary transfers, for example, where a standalone academy voluntarily joined an existing multi-academy trust.

It should be noted that HTB members must remove themselves from discussions of, and must not provide advice on, cases where they have a conflict of interest. The department’s published terms of reference for headteacher boards sets out a clear process for such cases.[2]

[1] This only includes HTB members elected or appointed in 2014, as the current cohort were elected or appointed in September 2017, after the cut off point of the data used, March 2017.

[2] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624689/HTB_Terms_of_Reference.pdf.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
161171
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Schools Regional schools commissioners
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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