Academies
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The government’s insistence that all schools become academies sweeps aside input from governors, staff and parents. Could it have more to do with privatisation than raising standards?
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Letters: Academy status encourages senior staff to operate in their own interest, awarding themselves fancy titles and fat salaries
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The truth about teaching in academies, by five teachers who know
Guardian readers and Sarah Marsh
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Editorial: School administration is a mess. It needs sorting out. But all successful policy has been built on consensus
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The downsides are that as it stands, the government simply doesn’t have enough money, people, power or rules to make it work
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Editorial: George Osborne was eye-catching as ever. But fizzy drink taxes and academy schools cannot disguise the bad news concerning an economy he has been running for years
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Letters: If all schools in England become government schools, the English school system will have been nationalised
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This academies plan doesn’t address schools’ real problems
Laura McInerneyMany people are angry about George Osborne’s plan to make all of England’s schools academies by 2022. But it is unlikely to have much effect
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The panel Our columnists’ verdict on the 2016 budget
Gaby Hinsliff and others
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Draft legislation for radical shake-up of schools system could be expected as soon as Thursday, the chancellor is expected to announce
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Sir Michael Wilshaw criticises performance of seven multi-academy trust chains, saying they are no better than local authorities
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Wilshaw says independent schools should help local state schools or lose their charitable status
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With schools battling cuts, teacher shortages and crowded classrooms, the government should not spend the next three years on structural changes
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In our diary: Boy excluded from reception just before autism diagnosis. Plus: accounts go awol; a new academy big-earner; costly free school plan lost in the woods
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Michael Wilshaw proposes network of scouts to fast-track young teachers into leadership to improve state secondaries
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In our diary: change of guard at Woodward Academy Trust. Plus: schools executives match Cameron for earnings; couple boost salary from academy chain; EBacc subjects lack teachers
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Heartland Conservatives fear restrictions imposed by Michael Gove mean some councils will soon be unable to find enough places for all children
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Wanted: more universities to sponsor free schools in England