Thursday, October 18, 2007

Academies in crisis - News - Oldham Advertiser

Academies in crisis - News - Oldham Advertiser

Here's a story about Edutrust, who want to open lots of lovely, new multi-faith academy schools. They went to a number of meetings with Bradford council, at which they were asked many questions they failed to answer, or answered unsatisfactorily, according to one Lib Dem councillor, David Ward.

Towards the end of the consultation they withdrew, their Chief Executive having decided that the expense of the 18-month long involvement was: 'unlikely to deliver the desired academy.' So, now they're focussing their efforts on Oldham. A spokesman for Oldham Council said its experience with Edutrust had been 'extremely positive.'

Fortunately, the local MP has said that: 'Nothing is more important than our children's future.' So that's all right, then.

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