We are at that stage in a Parliament where eyes are now turning towards the emerging party manifestos and policies on offer for education.
That successive governments have tried to introduce market principles into education, taking us closer towards a “for-profit” education system, is a unifying concern for education trade unions.
Academy “freedoms” are likely to be extended to all schools, whatever the outcome of the next election. The role of local authorities in the education of their communities is unlikely to grow. The talk is of a middle tier to rebut the accusations that education is run from Whitehall. But would this be another centrally appointed quango of cronies in hock to central government with no accountability to local electorates?
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