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LRWA appoints a new chairman and vice chairman
board, were then voted-in by members at the LRWA AGM in March 2019. Stuart has been proactively involved
within the LRWA since joining the marketing committee eight years ago. With more than 25 years’ marketing experience, he led new initiatives such as the redevelopment and launch of the LRWA website, and spearheaded the production of the digital video members pack and corporate video as marketing chair. He was appointed as a board member
in March 2018, where he provided valuable support to the association during meetings and events, including the planning of the LRWA Awards & Gala which is now in its third year. As Chair, Stuart will help guide the
The Liquid Roofing and Waterproofing Association (LRWA) has appointed a new Chairman – Stuart Hicks, UK marketing manager (above) at Kemper System, and Vice Chairman - Mark Flello, managing director of Dove Technology. Stuart and Mark, who were put forward for each of their positions by the LRWA
delivery of significant new projects and sector developments with the support of the LRWA board, its members and the CEO and driving force of the association, Sarah Spink, to continue to help raise the standards and awareness of the liquid roofing and waterproofing industry. Commenting on his appointment,
Stuart said: “I’m extremely proud to undertake the role of Chairman. I’d like to thank all the board and our members for putting their trust in me and allowing me to take on this exciting new challenge.”
Deadline looms for capital investment opportunities
Academies and local authorities have until April 23 to lodge applications for the next round of £50m of capital funding from the Selective Schools Expansion Fund (SSEF). The purpose of the SSEF is to support
the physical expansion of selective schools where: there is a need for additional places, both in terms of a shortfall of secondary places in the local area and a demand from parents for more selective places; they have ambitious but deliverable plans for increasing access for disadvantaged pupils; and they have plans to work with other local schools to increase access for disadvantaged pupils and to raise attainment. Sixteen schools were successful in the
first round of the SSEF (see table). The SSEF is only available to fund
proposals for an enlargement of the physical capacity of a school’s buildings, which increases the school’s published admission numbers. The deadline for receipt of the SSEF
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applications is noon on Tuesday 23 April 2019.
School Name Queen Mary's Grammar School Kendrick School Wolverhampton Girls' High School Sir William Borlase's Grammar school Chelmsford County High School for Girls The Rochester Grammar School St Michael's Catholic Grammar School Colchester County High School for Girls Queen Mary's High School Altrincham Grammar school for Boys Colyton Grammar School John Hampden Grammar School Bournemouth School for Girls Lawrence Sheriff School Bournemouth School Sir Thomas Rich's school Local Authority Walsall Reading Wolverhampton Buckinghamshire Essex Medway Barnet Essex Walsall Trafford Devon Buckinghamshire Bournemouth Warwickshire Bournemouth Gloucestershire
High-salary academy heads have knuckles rapped
Twenty eight academy trusts have been ordered to justify salaries over £100,000, as the Government continues its drive to ensure pay in schools matches individual responsibilities and the standard of education on offer. Academies Minister Lord Agnew has
written to 28 chairs of trustees as part of the Government’s commitment to curb ‘excessive’ salaries based on the size, standards, and financial health of trusts. The academies have been asked to provide more details on the pay of executives who earn more than £150,000 - and those earning £100,000 if two or more people in a school earn a six-figure salary. In the letter, which has been sent to
fewer than 1% of academy trusts nationwide, Lord Agnew calls on the chairs to work with the Government on the “divisive issue” of high pay, asking them to justify salaries and reassure ministers that that they are not “diverting financial resources that could be more effectively deployed on the front line of education”. Although fewer than 4% of trusts
pay two or more salaries between £100k-£150k, Eileen Milner, the new CEO of the ESFA, says she believes “that not all boards are being rigorous enough on this issue. CEO and senior pay should reflect the improvements they make to schools’ performance and how efficiently they run their trusts. I would not expect the pay of a CEO or other non-teaching staff to increase faster than the pay award for teachers.” The letter follows the news that more
than 50% of pupils in state-funded schools in England are now studying in an academy or free school. The Government says new research shows that, in the majority of cases, standards have risen more quickly in sponsored academies than similar council-run schools. Just over 8,300 schools in the country have now become an academy or opened as a free school.
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