£5m available to Northern academy schools
Following Education Secretary Nicky Morgan’s announcement in November that £10 million worth of funding will be used to build seven new academy hubs in northern areas to drive up standards, academy sponsors are being invited to bid on the remaining £5 million.
The funding will be available to academy sponsors who possess a ‘strong track record’ of improving schools. Applicants are wanted to support and develop another set of academy hubs, with the potential for at least six hubs in another five areas.
Currently the new hubs are expected to be constructed in Greater Manchester, Humber, Merseyside, North East Coast Darlington, and South Yorkshire.
The deadline for applications is 29 January.
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