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governors briefing
26 Oct 2011

Head teachers and Governors are coming under considerable pressure to convert to Academy status. This Briefing looks at some of the main questions that need to be considered before a school decides to embark on the road to becoming an academy.

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25 Oct 2011

We would propose to any school that is considering becoming an academy that they follow a democratic and open consultation process.

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kingswinford strike
21 Oct 2011

Teachers in the NASUWT and NUT struck at Kingswinford School, Dudley, on Tuesday 18th October. 50 people joined the picket line before marching around the school.

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20 Oct 2011

The academy is responsible for paying the employer contributions to the LGPS. The rate that the academy pays is likely to be higher than under the local authority as the LA pays a pooled rate but the academy will pay according to its staff profile.

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20 Oct 2011

If this scam was repeated across the 1,o00+ schools that have become academies, the taxpayer could be paying millions more for school insurance. The Secretary of State for Education needs to come clean about the figures.

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Discuss...

  • Dave says: You are entitled to consultation Rosetta. School should be having meetings for parents to discuss the...
  • Katherine Edwards says: The process of forcing schools to become academies has begun to make me wonder whether I...
  • ROSETTA TICKNER says: Our local primary school was forced to become an academy with no real consultation. Now the...
  • kenyasue says: What are the policies on banning parents/carers from school premises in the first instance.Lets...
  • Jane says: The National Audit Office reports an overspent of £1billion on the academies programme....

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