Opposition to the government’s plan to force all schools into multi-academy trusts went far beyond the “usual suspects” with a cross-party grouping of MPs, parents, teachers unions, local authorities – in fact just about everyone – speaking out against it.
While this pressure led to the education secretary’s u-turn stating that the “forced” element will be removed, Nicky Morgan is still insisting she will press ahead with plans for all schools to become academies.
The spectre of forced academisation of course already hangs over all of England’s schools, even those Ofsted has rated good or outstanding. The Education and Adoption Act, which received Royal Assent in March, gives Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) powers to intervene against schools “causing concern”.
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