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Hundreds march against hostile academisation of Brighton primary school
Catholic diocese to respond to “distaste” for academies policy in many of its schools – by attempting to pressure them into academising
Academisation process undermining quality of pupils’ education, Ofsted reports in high-profile forced takeover case
Minister’s letter confirms that schools can escape academisation following a “requires improvement” Ofsted rating – but only in “exceptional circumstances”
Primary school facing forced academisation praised by pupils as “awesome”, in inspection report which lifts it out of special measures
Multi-academy trust has doubled its number of schools since its first academy failed an Ofsted, Education Uncovered analysis reveals
Sorting the “optics” and “managing the resistance”: how DfE interacted with academy trusts over controversial takeover
New figures highlight DfE failing to intervene quickly in academies, despite saying it wants this for non-academies
Not-so-hidden agenda behind controversial forced academisations would be exposed in glare of greater transparency. No wonder decision-making happens in secret
Academy trust, lined up to take on forced academy primary, has never faced an Ofsted inspection
Bitter new controversy opens over forced academy primary school
Victory for anti-forced-academy campaign as controversial sponsor pulls out
Government’s forced academisation projects now taking an average of at least 18 months, new DfE data reveal
Primary school faces forced academisation despite inspectors rating its teaching good, its curriculum “creative and challenging” and its parents “overwhelming positive”
Rolling news blog, week of March 4th
Forced academy takeover a “risk”, minutes show government decision-maker conceding
Revealed: the schools which escaped academisation following “requires improvement” Ofsted judgements
Rolling news blog, week of January 14th
Voices ring out in unison against forced academy plan involving ex-minister’s chain
DfE offers no information on sponsorship of forced academy primary school – but suggests an announcement on its future is imminent
Government imposing own governing body at forced academisation school, governor says in criticising policy
Fury over Regional Schools Commissioner’s plan to academise primary school in backyard of failed chain
School “fails inspection”, despite support from academy trust. But lined up for takeover…under same academy trust
Academy trust suggested charging school £25k for pre-academisation support, despite receiving £90k from the government, FOI responses show
Sixty-three corrections in Ofsted report which is forcing academisation on a seemingly unwilling community
