The drive towards the marketisation of education, however, raises the dilemma long faced by independent schools, as to whether they are first and foremost purveyors of education, or businesses that need to operate with an eye to the marketplace in order …
Huffington Post: A Proposal With Dire Consequences for the Teaching Profession
It is ideology, not standards, driving the Government’s agenda. Look no further than one of the most significant and deeply concerning proposals in the White Paper which to date has had little or no attention, the replacement of qualified teacher …
BBC News: So why are there no academy schools in Wales?
As Chancellor George Osborne announced all English state schools will become academies, the Welsh Government continues to reject the model here. In Wales, councils are responsible for funding and overseeing schools. ─ Read item ─
The Guardian: Academy trust lauded by Cameron in ‘serious breaches’ of guidelines
An academy trust singled out for praise by David Cameron and both current and former Conservative education secretaries has been given a financial notice to improve, after an investigation found “serious breaches” of guidelines. ─ Read item ─
The Guardian: Michael Rosen on academy schools: ‘Local democracy bites the dust’
The government’s insistence that all schools become academies sweeps aside input from governors, staff and parents. Could it have more to do with privatisation than raising standards? ─ Read item ─