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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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spotlight on sponsors
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.

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