J Downs
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This person's Freedom of Information requests (approximately 277)
Evidence base for describing certain educational theories as outdated or discredited
Request to Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills by J Downs. Annotated by J Downs on .
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I find it odd that Ofsted can claim teacher trainers promote 'outdated or discredited' pedagogy but is unable to name these allegedly proscribed teachi...
Loan to Thinking Schools Academy Trust re Goodwin Academy
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
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Dear J Downs
Please see the attached response to your Freedom of Information request.
Kind regards
Education and Skills Funding Agency
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Advances to academies in financial year 2018/19
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
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Dear Ms Downs
Please see attached response to your Freedom of Information request.
Kind regards
Education and Skills Funding Agency
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Non-repayable grants to academy trust in financial year 2018/19
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Dear Ms Downs
Please see attached response to your Freedom of Information request.
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Education and Skills Funding Agency
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SchoolsCompany investigation
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
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Dear J Downs
Please see the attached response to your Freedom of Information request.
Kind regards
Education and Skills Funding Agency
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Impact assessments for free schools opening in 2018
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
Successful.
Dear Ms Downs,
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 15
January 2020.
Please find the attached departmental response....
Names of academy trusts missing submission deadline in 2019
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
Successful.
Ref: 2020-0000822
31 January 2020
Dear J Downs,
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 15^th
January 2020. You reques...
Thrive Partnership Academy Trust
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Please find the attached response to your query relating to FOI
2019-0040295.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any...
Dear Ms Downs
Attached is the response to your Freedom of Information request.
Please accept my sincere apologies for the delay in sending...
Update on unfulfilled pre-2010 pledges by academy sponsors
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
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Thank you for contacting the Department for Education. We can confirm that
we have received the Freedom of Information request you submitted.
We wil...
Compensation paid to vendor of proposed site for International Academy of Greenwich
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
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Dear Janet Downs,
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 12
November.
Please find the attached departmental response. ...
Update on pre-2010 academy pledges for which the DfE initially could find no information
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
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Dear J Downs
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on
21/11/2019. Please find attached the Department's response.
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Mount spent on winding up defunct academy trusts
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Dear Ms Downs
Please see the attached response to your Freedom of Information request.
Kind regards,
Education and Skills Funding Agency
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Names of free schools opened between 2011 and 2016 still in temporary accommodation
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Dear Ms Downs
Thank you for your request for information.
Please find attached the department's response.
Kind regards.
Free Schools Capit...
Details of permission by ESFA for loan to Castle Trust
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
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Dear J Downs,
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 2
September 2019. You requested information on whether Castle Tr...
Number of free schools opened in academic year 2018/19 with no on-site sports facilities
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
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Dear Ms Downs,
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 22 July.
Please find attached the department's response.
You...
Number of free schools without on-site sports facilities
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
Refused.
Dear J Downs,
Please find attached the department's response to your FOI enquiry,
received on 24 June 2016, regarding on-site sports facilities for...
Amount paid by DfE for property guardians in last two financial years
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Dear Ms Downs,
Please find attached the department's response to your Freedom of
Information request.
Yours sincerely,
Joel Salomon
Free Schools...
Unsatisfied charge relating to Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy Trust
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The above was previously sent to this request in error, as usually it is an internal document. The Education and Skills Funding Agency contacted WhatDo...
Post-closure plans for sites of Collective Spirit and Manchester Creative Studio
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
Partially successful.
Thank you for contacting the Department for Education. We can confirm that
we have received the Freedom of Information request you submitted.
We wil...
Loans to academy trusts to stabilise their finances in financial year 2018/19
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
Refused.
Dear Ms Downs
Thank you for your recent request for an Internal Review, please find
attached our response for your attention.
Kind regard...
Grants to academy trusts to stabilise finances in financial year 2018/19
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
Refused.
Dear Ms Downs
Thank you for your recent request for an Internal Review, please find
attached our response for your attention.
Kind regard...
Deficit recovery plan, if any, for The Garrard Academy
Response by Department for Education to J Downs on .
Partially successful.
Dear J Downs
Please see attached response to your Freedom of Information request.
Kind regards
Education and Skills Funding Agency
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I have written about this here: https://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2019/05/related-party-transactions-at-defunct-academies-trust-backed-by-interse...
Academy trusts not submitting accounts by 31 March 2018
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Dear J Downs
Thank you for your request for information, which was received on
10/04/2019 00:00 . You requested
“I should be grateful i...
This person's 54 annotations
Evidence base for describing certain educational theories as outdated or discredited
Request to Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills by J Downs. Annotated by J Downs on .
Information not held.
I find it odd that Ofsted can claim teacher trainers promote 'outdated or discredited' pedagogy but is unable to name these allegedly proscribed teachi...
Castle Trust finances 2018-19
Awaiting classification.
Dear Andrew
I investigated a £400k loan which Medway Council had accepted in principle to award Castle Trust.
It turned out that the loan was not a...
I have informed the ICO of the delay in replying. They will write to the council saying it has 10 working days to respond. If I have not received a r...
I have written about this here: https://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2019/05/related-party-transactions-at-defunct-academies-trust-backed-by-interse...
Progress towards improving first preference figures for selective schools
Partially successful.
Thanks James. I suspected DfE was using 'personal info' to suppress the numbers of ineligible applicants. UKSA had discussed with the DfE 'the value...
Statistics behind grammar school applications claim
Partially successful.
I have written about this here: https://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2019/03/dfe-uses-flawed-data-used-to-support-grammar-school-popularity-claim
I've written about this here: https://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2019/01/exclusive-bail-out-grants-to-academies-nearly-twice-as-much-as-previously-...
The DfE released this information on 21 January 2019. It can be seen at the foot of my FoI request for details of grants given to stabilise academy fi...
The reply dated 21 January 2019 is a response to my request for details of grants to academies to stabilise their finances in financial year 2017/18....
Names of free schools in temporary accommodation
Successful.
I've written about this here: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2018/11/exclusive-one-quarter-of-free-schools-are-in-temporary-accommodation
I've written about these grants here: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2018/08/exclusive-three-more-academy-trusts-received-grants-to-shore-up-fin...
Names of academy trusts receiving advances in financial year 2016/17
Partially successful.
I have written to the ICO asking them to log this delayed response in their DfE file.
Value of loans to academies
Partially successful.
I have written about this here: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2018/05/exclusive-16m-lent-to-academies-to-achieve-financial-stability-in-201617-...
Contracts awarded to Carillion post-September 2016 and whether they contained the 30-day payment clause
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I have written about this FoI request here: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2018/02/cabinet-office-doesnt-hold-complete-information-about-carilli...
I've written about this here: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2018/01/dfe-refuses-to-release-names-of-academies-changing-hands-from-1-july-2017
I have written about the number of academies closed for a fresh start here: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2017/12/69-academies-closed-for-fresh...
I have written about the unacceptable delay in publishing impact statements for free schools opening in 2016 here: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.u...
Thanks, Laura. I've just submitted a new FoI request asking for the timeline for 2016 and 2017 openers. There really is no excuse for any delay. htt...
Letters to academy trusts re rebrokering without going through formal route
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Thanks, Doug, for confirming the FoI request was delivered.
I have written about this here: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2017/04/exclusive-137-academy-trusts-missed-deadline-for-sending-accounts-to-dfe-...
I've reported this here: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2017/04/exclusive-120-academies-change-hands-in-eight-months-while-transfer-costs-remain...
Details of DfE Selective Education Team
Partially successful.
I'm confused by this reply. The earlier list of meetings was sent in response to another FoI request asking the DfE for details (dates etc) of meeting...
DfE meetings with Grammar School Heads Association
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I have written about this here: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2017/03/exclusive-grammar-schools-dominated-dfe-meetings-during-and-after-consult...
Pre-2010 academy pledges not fulfilled
Successful.
I've written about this here: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2016/10/exclusive-harris-owes-nearly-6m-in-unpaid-pledges-for-academy-capital-fundi...
Pre-2010 academy pledges not fulfilled
Successful.
I updated the status to 'waiting for internal review' because there is no button for 'waiting for ICO response'. I have received the result of the in...