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9 Apr 2012

There is ample evidence that many of the 24 open free schools or those that are due to open later this year will have a negative impact on existing good or outstanding local schools.

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Haringey AAA newspaper front
4 Apr 2012

Haringey Anti Academies Alliance has produced a ‘Support Downhills’ newspaper. Articles include: David Lammy MP on ‘Forced academies are undemocratic’, Spotlight on Sponsors – Harris Federation

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30 Mar 2012

This update aims to inform UNISON members and organisers of some of the latest news about academies – and to assist local campaigns to oppose forced academies.

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30 Mar 2012

The Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) is the fastest growing Academy chain. There are questions about the extent of AET experience. Do they have the capacity to run 38 schools? Do they have sufficient primary experience?

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28 Mar 2012

Figures in a recent government consultation paper on the funding of academies have revealed that Gove’s policy of getting schools to convert to academies is expected to cost nearly £600 million more than planned over the two year period 2011 – 2013.

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Discuss...

  • Andrea Wilson says: Jane, The new Bolingbroke Academy has a very fair admissions procedure which was consulted on...
  • Stephen Cook says: I’ll try and get there on Wednesday.
  • Jane says: In her last post, Andrea is wrong on several counts. She is well aware of the campaign in Wandsworth to...
  • Musejs says: The poll on Free Schools mentioned above does NOT indicate that most parents are supportive of the...
  • Lucy Cooper says: I am reliably informed that at present there are 80 primary schools in Birmingham being forced into...

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