Tag Archives: Academies

Report says academies may “fuel social segregation”

The already controversial academy school scheme has today seen more criticism levelled at it; some academies have been accused of manipulating their admissions so as to choose the kind of students they want. As a result of a report released today by the Academies Commission (headed by ex-Ofsted head, Christine Gilbert), it was found that [...]

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One of Gove’s free schools gets only 37 applications for September

A free school that hoped to cater for 300 students has only received 37 applications for the upcoming school year

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Left-wing snobbery does state schools no favours

Left-wing snobbery does state schools no favours. Matthew Norman is disingenous in criticising state schools and sending his children to private school.

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Academisation, academisation, academisation

Dr Kim Allen, senior researcher for the Academies Commission, writes about the growing trend toward academisation in our schools.

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Non-academies do just as well as academies

Official figures show non-academies do just as well as academies, explains Henry Stewart, a founder member of the Local schools Network.

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Think tank Reform’s school academy claim lacks academic rigour

Think tank Reform asked academies “Are you great?”, they said yes, and then think tank Reform said “academies are great”.

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Labour’s academies legislation laid the ground for free schools’ marriage moralising

Alex Hern reveals that the Telegraph’s story on Free Schools and section 28 is ten years out of date – this isn’t Gove’s nasty, it’s Blair’s.

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Gove’s three priorities? Gove, Gove, Gove

Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern looks at education secretary Michael Gove’s speech to the Conservative party conference today.

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