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DfE director Jonathan Duff to become east of England RSC

Current postholder Sue Baldwin steps down next year

‘Not a race’ for all schools to join MATs, says Herrington

Dominic Herrington’s comments come amid predictions all schools will convert by 2030, and warnings of resistance from maintained and standalone schools

Nominations open for RSC adviser elections

The DfE wants more academy chiefs from under-represented backgrounds to run for election as advisers to regional schools commissioners

RSC adviser roles thrown open to CEOs, with elections set for September

Academy trust chief executives without headship experience can now serve as advisors to regional schools commissioners, the government has confirmed as it prepares for fresh elections for the posts. Official documents seen by Schools Week show the board elections will begin in September, after planned polls last year were shelved because of Covid. The government wants […]

RSC headteacher boards rebranded as fresh elections loom

The headteacher boards which advise regional schools commissioners are set for a rebrand, as fresh elections loom for the roles overseeing the academy system. A tender notice for a contractor to run elections between September and March refers to “regional advisory boards”, with four roles up for grabs in each of the eight areas covered […]

Regional schools commissioners: 6 key findings from the education select committee

MPs quizzed regional schools commissioners this morning on their roles and support to schools during the coronavirus pandemic. National schools commissioner Dominic Herrington was questioned alongside regional school commissioners Vicky Beer, Sue Baldwin and Andrew Warren. Here’s what we learned… 1. No need for Ofsted MAT inspections because ESFA in control … Ofsted has […]

RSC league tables 2019: How are the nation’s commissioners performing?

Dominic Herrington has once again been crowned as the best-performing regional schools commissioner, according to Schools Week’s annual league table analysis. Each year we crunch the numbers to find out how the eight RSCs are faring based on the Department for Education’s key performance indicators for their roles. The 2018-19 KPIs, published earlier this week, […]

RSC league tables 2017-18: How regional commissioners are performing

Dominic Herrington is the top performing regional schools commissioner (RSC) for the third year in a row, according to Schools Week league table analysis. We have crunched the numbers to find out how the nation’s schools commissioners are faring after the Department for Education released data on the 2017-18 key performance indicators (KPIs) of RSCs […]

Headteacher boards swerve post-16 and SEND despite DfE promises

The headteacher boards have been ignoring post-16 and SEND experts in their decisions on academisation – even though the government promised they would be included. The Department for Education said the boards, which advise the regional schools commissioners on rebrokering and academy conversion, would seek “specific advice” from post-16 and special needs experts, but Schools […]