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Damning. Utterly damning.

More than ever we need a complete renewal. And the first principle has to be that all schools are fully-funded, under local democratic control.

Academisation has done nothing but cheat our children and our communities.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/sep/08/nepotism-waste-and-cheating-welcome-to-englands-school-system?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.tes.com/news/warning-academy-trust-over-leadership-collapse?amp=&__twitter_impression=true&s=09

Learning Link MAT is handed warning notices covering all of its schools after a ‘serious breakdown’ in the trust’s operations, and concerns about malpractice

Two headteachers who broke academy finance rules have been barred from running schools.

Liam Nolan, who was executive headteacher of the Perry Beeches Academy Trust, and Thomas Marshall, former head of Baverstock Academy, both based in Birmingham, have been banned by the government from running independent schools, including academies and free schools.

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/academy-scandal-heads-barred-from-running-schools/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&s=09

“despite a decade of radical education reform, equity in education remains an elusive dream”.

Or perhaps a decade of radical education reform is the reason?

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/epi-attainment-gap-has-stopped-closing-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade/amp/?__twitter_impression=true&s=09