Schools across England will be considering what the government’s complete academisation ambition means for them. Leora Cruddas, an expert from the Association of School and College Leaders, offers some advice to help leaders reflect on this crucial issue

It has been a hectic few weeks in the Westminster bubble with a White Paper, a general rumpus and then a slight change of path.

It is certainly good that the secretary of state has responded to the concerns voiced by the profession and the Tory backbenches and made adjustments to the proposals for compulsory academisation for all schools. We put a lot of pressure on government to do so. The original proposal was out-of-kilter with a school-led system.

However, we need to be clear about the small print. It is true that the government has decided that it is not necessary to bring forward legislation for blanket conversion of all schools to achieve this goal.

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