Head teachers lukewarm after schools are invited to become academies [timesonline.co.uk]
- Published: 27 May 2010
Head teachers reacted warily yesterday after being sent an invitation to turn their state schools into academies.
Under the offer made by Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, schools in England will have the chance to increase their budget by about 10 per cent. Some heads admitted that this was attractive in a time of austerity, but others said the details must be clarified before they would commit themselves.
There was particular concern about primary schools becoming academies. The status has so far been limited to secondary schools and a small number of “all-through” schools, which take children from 5 to 16 or 18.
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