When Academies and Free Schools were announced, the prospect of freedom was alluring — to an extent.
Read MoreTwo Cheers For Academies
When the idea of Academies was first mooted, my first thought was that we’ve been here before. Twenty years ago we had the Grant-Maintained Schools, which had control over their own lives to a large extent. The same sort of issues will be faced by Academies as was faced by GM schools (whether they realised it or not). However, it seems to me that
Read MoreIs Freedom Always a Good Thing?
As you may know, there’s a bit of a revolution going on in the UK as far as education is concerned. Schools can apply to become