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The leader of West Sussex County Council has been asked to call for a change in the law governing local authority powers to intervene in the running of academies. https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/education/give-local-authorities-power-to-intervene-in-academy-school-cases-1-8569443

There is mounting criticism of the ‘chaotic’, ‘brutal’ free school policy and lack of government support as at least five free schools shut down this term. When Lorna Middleton was interviewed for her job as headteacher at St Anthony’s free … Continue reading →

‘Freedom works; and the word is spreading’ So said Michael Gove, then education secretary, in 2011 in a speech praising his academies and free schools’ policy. What are we, seven years later, with evidence from the real-world of schools intruding on … Continue reading →

Kinsley Academy may officially be less than three years old, but its redbrick buildings stand as a reminder that there has been a primary school here, serving this rural, former mining community in West Yorkshire, for well over 100 years. … Continue reading →

The Department for Education spent more than £115 million on free school projects that went on to fail, new data shows. The government has updated its register of capital spending on free schools, which details the acquisition and construction costs … Continue reading →