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NUT Edufacts
EduFacts aims to challenge Government and media rhetoric by presenting the facts about what’s going on in our schools, our education system and in the teaching profession. Each EduFacts factsheet presents a series of short factual statements about a topical … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Schools, GCSE, Privateers
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Video: Henry Stewart on Academy performance
Henry Stewart from the Local Schools Network speaking at the Haringey Schools Conference. Henry has done devastating work on academy performance. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/41311664[/vimeo]
Posted in Academy watch, News
Tagged GCSE, Statistics
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Harris Federation – Spotlight on Sponsors
The Harris Federation is a key player amongst academy chains and has played a leading role in developing academy policies since they were introduced by New Labour. The Federation is named after Lord Phillip Harris of Peckham, one of the richest men in Britain. Harris is a member of the Tory Party and has many large donations. Continue reading
Posted in Academy watch, News, Resources, Uncategorized
Tagged Exclusions, Forced academisation, GCSE, Harris, Privateers, Sponsors, Spotlight, Statistics
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Who is Gove giving our Primary Schools to?
Gove has now identified 96 Primary schools and 65 secondary schools which are to become sponsored academies, many against the wishes of staff and pupils. We have looked at the GCSE results for these schools, it does not fill you with confidence. Continue reading
Posted in Academy watch, News, Top story
Tagged Exclusions, Forced academisation, GCSE, Gove, Primary, Sponsors, Statistics
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Academy chains: No case for expansion
Of the 249 schools listed in the DfE data as ‘sponsor-led’ academies, almost a third are run by chains. So how are the chains performing? Continue reading