Academies Helen Jones To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many academies have (a) produced proposals for collaboration with other schools and (b) allowed their staff to teach in other local schools. Jim Knight [holding answer 29 November 2007]: Schools are not required to submit proposals for collaboration. The Department does not collect information on staff from academies teaching in other schools. Mr. Laws To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which academies he has visited since becoming Secretary of State. Jim Knight The Secretary of State has visited the Bristol Brunel Academy; the Harris Girls’ Academy, East Dulwich and the City of London Academy, Southwark since his appointment in June 2007. Mr. Laws To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which local authorities are (a) co-sponsoring and (b) planning to co-sponsor academies; which academies each is sponsoring or co-sponsoring; on what date the (i) expression of interest was received and (ii) funding agreement was signed in each case; and if he will make a statement. Jim Knight The following local authorities have agreed to co-sponsor academies: Cheshire county council Corporation of London Coventry city council Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea Kent county council Manchester city council Sunderland city council Telford and Wrekin council West Sussex county council The following table shows which academies these local authorities are sponsoring and the date that the expression of interest was signed. The date that the funding agreement was signed is also given for the academies that have reached this stage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Local authority |Academy name (predecessor school if academy not yet named) |FA (if agreed) |EOI agreed | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cheshire |TBC South Area Academy (Whitby High School, Cheshire Oaks High School and Ellesmere Port School)|n/a |25 July 2007 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Corporation of London |City of London KPMG Academy |n/a |20 March 2006 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Corporation of London |City of London Academy |n/a |20 April 2006 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Corporation of London |City of London Southwark Academy |4 September 2003|1 March 2001 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Coventry |Swanswell |n/a |30 January 2007 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kensington and Chelsea|The Chelsea Science Academy |30 March 2007 |1 January 2005 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent |Marlowe Academy |1 March 2004 |1 November 2002 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent |Isle of Sheppey |n/a |13 March 2006 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent |Marsh Academy |24 July 2007 |13 March 2006 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent |TBC (Cornwallis), South Maidstone Federation |31 August 2007 |1 March 2007 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent |New Line Learning Academy, South Maidstone Federation |31 August 2007 |1 March 2007 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Manchester |Digital Communications Academy |n/a |22 March 2007 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Manchester |Construction and the Built Environment Academy |n/a |18 December 2006| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Manchester |Creative Media Academy—Girls |n/a |22 March 2007 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Manchester |Creative Media Academy—Boys |n/a |22 March 2007 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Manchester |Finance and Professional Service Academy |n/a |22 March 2007 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Manchester |Business Enterprise Academy |n/a |18 December 2006| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Manchester |Health Academy |n/a |18 December 2006| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sunderland |Pennywell/Quarry View Academy |1 August 2007 |8 June 2006 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sunderland |Castle View Enterprise Academy |1 August 2007 |8 June 2006 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sunderland |Red House Academy |1 August 2007 |8 June 2006 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Telford and Wrekin |Abraham Darby Academy |30 March 2007 |11 April 2007 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Sussex |TBC (Littlehampton Community School) |n/a |26 July 2007 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Sussex |TBC (Boundstone Community College) |n/a |26 July 2007 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Sussex |TBC (Kings Manor Community College) |n/a |26 July 2007 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------