Rejecting Academy

28 Jul 2011

Mangotsfield Primary School’s governors in South Gloucester have voted against going down the academy road.
A meeting of all staff had over 20 staff attend and …

19 Jul 2011

“Academy Status
The Governing Body, Leadership Team and I have carried out a thorough, and forensic investigation into the financial and philosophical issues surrounding Academy Status …

11 Jul 2011

‘We will not be bought for £1million’: That is the message from the headteacher of a Portland primary school which has opted out of the …

8 Jul 2011

“The Academy programme risks undermining the vital support given by the Local Authority to all schools as their services will no longer be sustainable with fewer schools buying in.”

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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