Rejecting Academy

11 Mar 2013

Lobby of Harris Federation Tuesday 19th March:

Parents and teachers at Roke Primary School in Croydon are fighting a takeover by the Harris Federation, one of the fastest growing academy conglomerates

18 Feb 2013

I hope that you might consider writing about the sham
consultation process happening where schools undergoing forced
academisation are handed over to the charitable wing of big …

18 Dec 2012

Teachers have begun a two-day strike over a government proposal to turn their school into an academy.
Sinfin Community School, in Derby, was taken over by the government after “serious concerns” about standards were raised following an Ofsted report.

23 May 2012

Governors at Collegiate announced they will not be pursuing the change following a period of consultation with staff and parents.

11 May 2012

Over 300 school workers, parents, residents and students lobbied Governors arriving for a meeting at the Muslim Girls School in Bolton to discuss moving towards Academy status.

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