Please put this motion to your trades union branch, students union, school governing body, parents & teachers association, tenants association, church group, or political party branch.

Anti Academies Alliance – motion to affiliate

We note the government’s Academies programme and the passing of the Education and Inspections Bill 2006 which makes provision for Trust schools.

We oppose the creation of Academies and Trust schools because:

They are not democratically accountable. The sponsor appoints the majority of governors and controls the school’s curriculum. Ownership of the schools buildings and grounds are transferred to the private sponsor. They break up the family of local schools.

They create more selection. Academies and Trust schools set their own admissions policy. As former Secretary of State for Education Estelle Morris put it, “Show me a school which has changed its admissions policy to attract more children from poor backgrounds with uncooperative parents.”

They reinforce competition based on school league tables. This will further divide schools into winners and losers, and add to the segregation of students on the basis of race and class.

Academies are outside the maintained sector of schools and so they are not bound by education law that protects the rights of students and parents.

Academies also set their own pay and conditions outside of national frameworks.

We resolve to affiliate to the Anti Academies Alliance (see costs below) and to make a donation of £_____ to the ongoing costs of campaigning.

Affiliation costs

Trade Unions organisations: £250 national, £100 district and £40 local.
Parent & other organisations: £50 national, £25 district and £10 local;
Individual membership: £5

How to pay

Method 1) You can pay using a debit or credit card by clicking our PayPal button below.

Method 2) Fill in the form on our affiliation leaflet and return to us with a cheque for the appropriate amount.

Method 3) If you would rather pay by standing order, please download our standing order form.

Return forms to Anti Academies Alliance, PO Box 14412, Birmingham, B11 9DZ.
(Cheques payable to Anti Academies Alliance.)