Credit where it’s due to Labour on academy schools | Letters
Bob Hudson highlights the education secretary’s proposals to curb academy freedoms. Plus a letter from Wendy Musson It’s good to see that the letter from Cllr Jonny Crawshaw (16 April) has spurred a wider debate (Letters,21 April) on the lack of transparency and accountability in the school academy system. Unfortunately, no mention is given of the proposals by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, in her children’s wellbeing and schools bill to curb academy freedoms. These include requirements to follow national pay scales for all teachers and for employing only those with qualified teacher status; an obligation to follow the national curriculum once the government’s curriculum review has been completed; an end to the forced academisation of maintained schools; and greater powers for councils over academy admissions.Is this another example of the government getting little credit for some of its more positive stories?Bob HudsonDurham Continue reading...
Bob Hudson highlights the education secretary’s proposals to curb academy freedoms. Plus a letter from Wendy Musson
It’s good to see that the letter from Cllr Jonny Crawshaw (16 April) has spurred a wider debate (Letters,21 April) on the lack of transparency and accountability in the school academy system. Unfortunately, no mention is given of the proposals by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, in her children’s wellbeing and schools bill to curb academy freedoms. These include requirements to follow national pay scales for all teachers and for employing only those with qualified teacher status; an obligation to follow the national curriculum once the government’s curriculum review has been completed; an end to the forced academisation of maintained schools; and greater powers for councils over academy admissions.
Is this another example of the government getting little credit for some of its more positive stories?
Bob Hudson
Durham Continue reading...
