Academies now and in the future

A legal opinion on the Academies Bill

The new Academies Bill, currently going through Parliament, is a short document, with profound implications for many pupils and parents in the schools that choose to ‘opt out’ and their neighbours. Here is a summary of what they might mean from David Wolfe , a barrister from Matrix Chambers, in London, who has been involved in many cases on behalf of parents against existing academies

What the Bill proposes


The Bill will extend the range of schools which can be Academies to include primary schools, special schools and grammar schools. Academy status is no longer targeted at schools which have been considered to be failing and, indeed, the Secretary of State has prioritised the most successful schools for conversion first.
 
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