TOWN Hall chiefs are planning to slash places at top performing academy schools with new powers handed down by Labour, education leaders have warned. Ministers are giving local authorities bigger control in setting pupil numbers at free schools and academies as part of sweeping curbs on academy freedoms.er of compelling content. By taking advantage of… Continue reading Town Hall chiefs planning to slash places at top performing academy schools under new Labour powers
The new director of the New Schools Network outlines why she hopes the government reverses course on the efforts to curtail academy freedoms. There has been a lot of commentary around the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – which returns to Parliament today – some political, some educational. While the education secretary says she relishes… Continue reading Why freedom is key to academies’ success. Let’s keep it that way
The New Schools Network has appointed an ex-Downing Street and DfE special adviser as its director to fight for academy freedoms and free schools. The government’s education reforms could turn “back the clock” by removing academy freedoms, a charity that advocates for free schools is warning.
Former Conservative adviser to head up free schools charity’s lobbying operation as criticism of schools bill grows The New Schools Network charity has been revived as a lobbying operation with a new director tasked with torpedoing Labour’s academies reforms. Meg Powell-Chandler, a former Conservative special adviser to education secretary Damian Hinds and to prime minister Boris Johnson,… Continue reading New Schools Network revived to fight academies reform
Former Government advisor warns Labour’s controversial curbs on academy schools will ‘turn back the clock’ on educational standards A former Government advisor has pledged to fight Labour’s academy reforms, saying they ‘turn back the clock’. Meg Powell-Chandler said academies have ‘improved the lives of millions of children’ and taking away their freedoms will set standards… Continue reading Former Government advisor warns Labour’s controversial curbs
