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Russell Education Trust
The Russell Education Trust (RET) is a Multi-Academy Trust. It provides educational support services in the creation and operation of free schools. It is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, with exempt charity status, regulated by the Department for Education. Its board members include experienced educationalists and representatives from RET schools' local governing bodies. RET was established in 2010 by directors of the school improvement company Education London (EL) which, between 2003 and 2017, provided educational support services to Government, notably as a service provider to the London Challenge, as well as to individual Local Authorities and schools. EL ceased trading in 2017 due to the retirement of its Operations Director, but continues to sponsor RET. Both organisations are based in the same office building in Leatherhead, Surrey. The Russell Education Trust has worked in partnership with parents, communities, and diocesan authorities to establish the foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free School (England)
A free school in England is a type of academy established since 2010 under the Government's free school policy initiative. From May 2015, usage of the term was formally extended to include new academies set up via a local authority competition. Like other academies, free schools are non-profit-making, state-funded schools which are free to attend but which are mostly independent of the local authority. Description Like all academies, free schools are governed by non-profit charitable trusts that sign funding agreements with the Education Secretary. There are different model funding agreements for single academy trusts and multi academy trusts. It is possible for a local authority to sponsor a free school in partnership with other organisations, provided they have no more than a 19.9 per cent representation on the board of trustees. Studio schools and university technical colleges are both sub-types of free school. Policy creation and implementation Free schools were introd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Not-for-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in contrast with an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners. A nonprofit is subject to the non-distribution constraint: any revenues that exceed expenses must be committed to the organization's purpose, not taken by private parties. An array of organizations are nonprofit, including some political organizations, schools, business associations, churches, social clubs, and consumer cooperatives. Nonprofit entities may seek approval from governments to be tax-exempt, and some may also qualify to receive tax-deductible contributions, but an entity may incorporate as a nonprofit entity without securing tax-exempt status. Key aspects of nonprofits are accountability, trustworthiness, honesty, and openness to eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Company Limited By Guarantee
In British, Australian, Bermudian, Hong Kong and Irish company law (and previously New Zealand), a company limited by guarantee (CLG) is a type of corporation used primarily (but not exclusively) for non-profit organisations that require legal personality. A company limited by guarantee does not usually have a share capital or shareholders, but instead has members who act as guarantors of the company's liabilities: each member undertakes to contribute an amount specified in the articles (typically very small) in the event of insolvency or of the winding up of the company. A company limited by guarantee can distribute its profits to its members, if allowed to by its articles of association, but then it would not be eligible for charitable status. Like a private company limited by shares, a company limited by guarantee must include the suffix " Limited" in its name, except in circumstances specifically excluded by law. One condition of this exclusion is that the company does no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exempt Charity
An exempt charity is an institution established in England and Wales for charitable purposes which is exempt from registration with, and oversight by, the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Exempt charities are largely institutions of further and higher education, universities, industrial and provident societies, friendly societies, or national museums, that were established by Act of Parliament or by Royal Charter. These organisations are specified in Schedule 3 to the Charities Act 2011. Historically, they were treated as exempt from supervision because they were considered to be adequately supervised by, or accountable to, some other body or authority, such as Parliament. However this supervision was not always formalised, and the Charities Act 2006 (which was consolidated into the 2011 Act) introduced the idea of "principal regulator" for exempt charities. Where a previously exempt charity had no principal regulator it would become subject to registration with, and reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department For Education
The Department for Education (DfE) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for child protection, child services, education (compulsory, further and higher education), apprenticeships and wider skills in England. A Department for Education previously existed between 1992, when the Department of Education and Science was renamed, and 1995 when it was merged with the Department for Employment to become the Department for Education and Employment. The Secretary of State for Education is Rt Hon. Gillian Keegan MP. Susan Acland-Hood is the Permanent Secretary. The expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Education are scrutinised by the Education Select Committee. History The DfE was formed on 12 May 2010 by the incoming Coalition Government, taking on the responsibilities and resources of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). In June 2012 the Department for Education committed a breach of the UK's Data Protection Act du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Challenge
The London Challenge was a school improvement programme launched by the UK's Labour Government in 2003. The policy document "Transforming London Secondary Schools" set out the aims of the programme, which was designed to create a "step change" in the performance of London secondary schools. The initiative has been credited by Ofsted and others for a significant improvement in London's state education system. More recent studies have identified the London Challenge as one factor in several that contributed to significant enhancements in pupil outcomes. The London Challenge programme was initially aimed at secondary schools and was intended to run until 2008. However, it was subsequently extended until 2011, and expanded to include primary schools, and two additional City Challenge areas; Greater Manchester and the Black Country. History London Challenge (2003 - 2011) In 2002 the British Government created a new set of policies focusing on London's state secondary schools, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leatherhead
Leatherhead is a town in the Mole Valley District of Surrey, England, about south of Central London. The settlement grew up beside a ford on the River Mole, from which its name is thought to derive. During the late Anglo-Saxon period, Leatherhead was a royal vill and is first mentioned in the will of Alfred the Great in 880 AD. The first bridge across the Mole may have been constructed in around 1200 and this may have coincided with the expansion of the town and the enlargement of the parish church. For much of its history, Leatherhead was primarily an agricultural settlement, with a weekly market being held until the mid-Elizabethan era. The construction of turnpike roads in the mid-18th century and the arrival of the railways in the second half of the 19th century attracted newcomers and began to stimulate the local economy. Large-scale manufacturing industries arrived following the end of the First World War and companies with factories in the town included Ronson and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol Free School
Bristol Free School (BFS) is a Secondary school, Secondary Academy which opened in Southmead, Bristol, England, in September 2011. BFS has capacity for 790 pupils across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, and capacity for 300 in its Sixth Form, which opened in September 2016. The school is located in the Westbury on Trym and Southmead ward areas, at former Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and Environment Agency offices, which were converted or rebuilt for use by the school. Bristol Free School is secular and Selective school, non-selective. History Bristol Free School was proposed following a 20-year history of parental campaigning in response to a perceived lack of suitable secondary school places in North Bristol. The campaign group, Parents Voice, wanted to open a secondary school either at an Adult Education Centre at Stoke Lodge, or on the former St Ursula's School site, to serve the Westbury-on-Trym, Stoke Bishop, Sneyd Park and Henleaze, Bristol, Henle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becket Keys Church Of England School
Becket Keys Church of England School is a free school established in Brentwood, Essex, England in 2012. It was the first Church of England secondary school to be established as part of the free schools programme. The school is sponsored by Russell Education Trust. The head teacher of Becket Keys is Andrew Scott-Evans. He was also the original proposer for the school. The school was officially dedicated by Bishop John Wraw on 5 October 2012. It has been established at the former campus of Sawyers Hall College. The school received a judgement of Outstanding at its first full Ofsted inspection in May 2014. The school also received a judgement of Outstanding at its first full Church of England inspection in January 201Becket Keys Church of England School SIAMS Inspection Pre-opening History The idea for Becket Keys Church of England School was put forward by Andrew Scott Evans who was then the head teacher of St Thomas of Canterbury Junior School and Iain Gunn head teacher of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's School, Hove
King's School, Hove is an 11-19 free school of Christian designation. It is an ecumenical school, although it is not a CofE School, it has roots with the Church of England. The school was originally established on a temporary site in Portslade. In September 2019 the school moved to its permanent site in Hangleton. In early 2020, it was severely damaged by Storm Ciara leading to the temporary closure of the school. Currently it also serves families in the BN3 postcode area. It opened in September 2013 with its first cohort of Year 7 students. The first headteacher was Mr Steve Flavin. The present headteacher is Mrs Sarah Price. King's School was established by the Russell Education Trust, working with local parents. The school has moved to a purpose-built site in Hangleton which has 3 floors, a multi-usage sports area, and a sixth form centre set to be open by 2023. Ofsted Inspections It was first inspected by Ofsted The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Andrew The Apostle Greek Orthodox School
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School is an inclusive secondary school which opened in 2013 in the Brunswick Park area of the London Borough of Barnet. It is the first and only state-funded Greek Orthodox secondary school in Britain. The school is named after St Andrew the Apostle. It serves families form several different boroughs and the wider Greek Orthodox community. The Greek Orthodox element of the school is introduced to students through communal worship in assemblies and a chapel at the school. The school enrolls students from all backgrounds. The school has been established jointly by Russell Education Trust, the Greek Orthodox Church and the Classical Education Trust. The students completed their first GCSEs in 2018 and the school was placed in the top 5% across the country History The school opened in September 2013 with its first cohort of Year 7 students with the founding headteacher, Robert Ahearn. In October 2013, the school was visited by the First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turing House School
Turing House School is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school which was opened in 2015 in the London Borough of Richmond, south-west London, under the Government's free schools initiative. The proposal for the school was initiated by local parents in 2011 in partnership with the Russell Education Trust (RET), who operate four other free schools in the south and south-west of England. Turing House School is named in honour of Alan Turing, the famous mathematician who lived for a while in nearby Hampton when he worked at the National Physical Laboratory. The school is governed by RET, with some governance responsibilities delegated to the school's local governing body. Performance In May 2018 the school was rated by Ofsted as "good" overall, with areas being "outstanding". Like other schools, latest exam results and related data are published in the Department for Education's national tables. Site history Due to delays in securing a permanent site large enough fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
