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ACADEMIES and free schools should be brought back under council control, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) said last night after an “utterly damning” parliamentary report tore the part-privatised system to shreds.
A House of Commons education select committee report published today criticises the “exceptionally fast” transition of schools to academy status and slams academies for their lack of accountability and transparency.
The dossier says there are “conflicts of interest” in the private trusts that control academies, and demands Ofsted be given the power to inspect academy chains.
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK
