ACADEMIES

13 October 2007

Commenting on the Governments review of Academies, Steve Sinnott, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Europe’s largest teaching union said:

“Ed Balls' decision to review Academies is highly significant. It means that the Government is beginning to realise that Academies are not fit for purpose: that of tackling the needs of socially deprived youngsters.

“Ed Balls' review should bring Academies back into the maintained sector.

“A coherent Children Plan cannot be fully realised while the fractured system created by Academies remains in place”.