23 Mar 2012

The Harris Federation is a key player amongst academy chains and has played a leading role in developing academy policies since they were introduced by New Labour. The Federation is named after Lord Phillip Harris of Peckham, one of the richest men in Britain. Harris is a member of the Tory Party and has many large donations.

Tags: Exclusions, Forced academisation, GCSE, Privateers, Sponsors, Spotlight, Statistics

22 Mar 2012

The number of local authority schools that have converted to academies has grown rapidly. Is education secretary Michael Gove’s schools revolution running out of control, asks Ryan Gallagher

21 Mar 2012

In July 2011 the group Community & Parents Actively Supporting our Schools made a submission to the Department for Education (hereafter DfE) setting out strong local opposition to the free school proposal by The Stoke by Nayland Academy Trust

Tags: Free Schools

19 Mar 2012

Lobby the Governors meeting. Tuesday 20th March. Join the lobby at 6.30pm: Chorlton High School, Nell Lane, Chorlton M21 9FA

Tags: Consultation, Secondary

19 Mar 2012

One of the final tasks undertaken by the legitimate governing body was a parental ballot to gauge current views about academy status. The votes were counted on Friday 16th – 147 voted against, 14 for and 5 don’t knows.

Tags: Forced academisation, Gove, Sponsors