Summer is upon us, and teachers and pupils across the country will be looking forward to a well-earned break. It is also a time for reflection and looking ahead to new challenges.
Government and the schools inspectorate can certainly be relied upon to give us plenty on which to reflect. The forthcoming Education and Adoption Bill will loom large in our thoughts over the coming months.
For the uninitiated, Nicky Morgan intends to push through a Bill that will seek to convert “up to 1,000” schools to academy status, including those which are deemed to be “failing” – in some cases by inspectors now sacked by Ofsted. Headteachers will be sacked, governors will be replaced and staff morale will fall, and this will often be against the wishes of parents.
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