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Union Conferences AAA Bulletin

Posted on 4 April 2022 by AAA office

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Anti Academies Alliance NEU Fringe meeting

Posted on 4 April 2022 by AAA office
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Fresh calls for MAT inspections after trust gets 3 ‘inadequates’

Posted on 13 February 2022 by AAA office

A multi-academy trust (MAT) has received three warning notices in two months over ‘inadequate’ schools, sparking fresh calls for Ofsted to inspect whole trusts. The watchdog cannot inspect MATs even when several schools receive poor ratings, despite almost a decade … Continue reading →

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Catholic church in legal battle over bid to force schools to become academies

Posted on 8 February 2022 by AAA office

The Catholic church is at the centre of a legal battle over attempts to force Catholic schools to become academies run by its own multi-academy trusts, against the wishes of school governors and headteachers. A consortium of school staff unions, … Continue reading →

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Academies system has given politicians too much power, says ex-DfE boss

Posted on 7 February 2022 by AAA office

Academisation of the school system has handed too much power to a “very small number” of politicians, the Department for Education’s former top boss has warned. Former DfE permanent secretary Jonathan Slater said the academies system was “more centralised than … Continue reading →

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