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Unprecedented school privatisation would put profits before pupils
UNISON is warning that profits could be put before pupils, and head teachers could lose control of vital services in 80 academies across the country, as part of a proposal for an unprecedented privatisation of school services by the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) Continue reading
Blow for schools as academy firm pulls out of deals
PLANS to turn two Portsmouth secondary schools into academies have hit a brick wall after sponsorship was withdrawn.
Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) has confirmed it is withdrawing its academy sponsorship of Miltoncross and Priory schools.
Both schools were expected to become AET academies later this year.
But it’s believed the trust has been asked by the Department for Education (DfE) to focus on raising results in its existing academies, rather than taking on more schools. Continue reading