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In addition, E-ACT has made considerable changes to its previous administration practices (including reducing back office costs by 73%) as audited in its public accounts and the salary of its subsequent CEO, David Moran, reduced significantly.[14]In January 2016, E-ACT moved to a centralised process for monitoring standards. There is now a single central governing body covering all academies in the group across the country.[15] Ambassadorial Advisory Groups were introduced at a local academy level.[16]In 2017, E-ACT introduced a mental health first aid programme, aiming to train every member of staff to understand and recognise the early warning signs of mental health problems in pupils.[17] E-ACT also announced plans to pioneer a pupil-led mental health curriculum in all its schools.[18]In August 2019, David Moran stepped down as CEO. When he joined the organisation in 2013, 17% of E-ACT\u2019s academies were rated good or outstanding by Ofsted. By the time of his departure, that figure was over 70%.[19] E-ACT’s Board of Trustees announced Deputy CEO Jane Millward as David\u2019s successor.[20]Academies[edit]Primary[edit]E-ACT Blackley AcademyBadock’s Wood E-ACT AcademyBraintcroft E-ACT AcademyChalfont Valley E-ACT Primary AcademyDenham Green E-ACT Primary AcademyGreenfield E-ACT Primary AcademyHareclive AcademyIlminster Avenue E-ACT AcademyMansfield Green E-ACT Primary AcademyMerritts Brook E-ACT Primary AcademyNechells Primary E-ACT AcademyPathways E-ACT AcademyPerry Court E-ACT AcademyReedswood E-ACT Primary AcademySt Ursula\u2019s E-ACT AcademySecondary[edit]All-through[edit]Primary[edit]Aldborough E-ACT Free School (to 31 May 2014)[21] (now sponsored by Loxford School Trust), with effect from 1 June 2014. The school is now known as Aldborough Primary School.Hartsbrook E-ACT Free School (to 31 August 2014)[22] (now sponsored by Lion Education Trust), with effect from 1 September 2014. The school was closed on 31 August 2014, and re-opened on 1 September 2014 as Brook House Primary School.[23][24][25][26]Secondary[edit]All-through[edit]Dartmouth Academy (to 31 August 2014)[36] (now sponsored by Kingsbridge Academy Trust), with effect from 1 September 2014. Nick Hindmarsh, Principal has said that: “The name of the trust will change following a consultation exercise across the schools\u2019 communities”.References[edit]^ a b c “E-ACT”. Companies House. Retrieved 17 January 2018.^ a b c “How we work”. E-ACT. Retrieved 17 January 2018.^ “Work for us”. E-ACT. Retrieved 17 January 2018.^ “Our Mission”. E-ACT. Retrieved 17 January 2018.^ a b “List of E-ACT Academies”. E-ACT. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.^ “Regulation of schools and academies with exempt charity status”. GOV.uk. 17 May 2021.^ “How we work”. E-ACT. Retrieved 23 September 2019.^ Curtis, Polly (28 November 2008). “Government launches inquiry into academy funds allegations”. The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2015.^ “Review of Financial Administration and Governance at E-ACT: Final Report” (PDF). External Assurance team, Education Funding Agency, Department for Education. Retrieved 4 October 2017.^ Wilby, Peter (7 November 2011). “Academy sponsor defends high pay and high expectations”. The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2013.^ Paton, Graeme (26 April 2013). “Academy boss quits over probe into school finances”. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 May 2013.^ Judith Burns (17 May 2013). “‘Culture of extravagant expenses’ at academy group”. BBC. Retrieved 18 May 2013.^ Richard Vaughan (3 February 2014). “‘Extravagant’ expenses and 393K ‘irregularities’“. TES Connect. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.^ Warwick Mansell. “E-Act academy chain abandons plans for world domination”. The Guardian.^ “Academy chain to scrap governing bodies”. BBC News.^ “How we work”. E-ACT. 29 November 2017.^ “Promoting mental health awareness across the trust”. E-ACT. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2019.^ “Every teacher must be trained in mental health first aid, academy chain says”. Tes. Retrieved 23 September 2019.^ “E-ACT annual report 2017-2018” (PDF).^ “David Moran to step down as chief executive at the end of August 2019”. E-ACT. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.^ “Ministerial Approval”. E-ACT. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.^ “Establishment: Hartsbrook E-ACT Free School – Summary”. Department for Education – EduBase. Retrieved 22 March 2015.^ “Establishment: Brook House Primary School – Summary”. Department for Education – EduBase. Retrieved 22 March 2015.^ “Establishment: Hartsbrook E-ACT Free School – Links”. Department for Education – EduBase. Retrieved 22 March 2015.^ “Department for Education – Performance Tables – Hartsbrook E-ACT Free School, 138259”. Department for Education – School and College Performance Tables. Retrieved 22 March 2015.^ “Department for Education – Performance Tables – Brook House Primary School, 141209”. Department for Education – School and College Performance Tables. Retrieved 22 March 2015.^ “Leeds East Academy – White Rose Academies Trust”. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015.^ “White Rose Academies Trust”. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015.^ “The Forest High School – New name, new start for Forest Academy, Cinderford”.^ “Sherwood Academy Home Page – Welcome to our website”. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.^ “Sherwood E-Act Academy will close, trust confirms”. Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.^ “Ofsted”. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012.^ “The Purston E-ACT Academy – Message to All Parents & Carers”. tpea.org.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2014.^ “The Lincoln College Group”. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.^ “The Winsford E-ACT Academy – Winsford Academy Joins The Fallibroome Multi-Academy Trust”. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.^ Hindmarsh, Nick (8 September 2014). “Welcome back to the new school year!”. Principal’s Blog. Retrieved 22 March 2015.  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/e-act-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"E-ACT – Wikipedia"}}]}]