Posts Tagged ‘Education Bill’

Education Wed 30 Mar

Abolition of the Admissions Forum will make life harder for parents

Parents may find the school admissions system becomes more unfair and difficult to navigate as a result of key proposals in the Coalition’s Education Bill – not just my view, but the view of the people who chair local authority admissions forums. The abolition of the forums, which currently bring together school governors, parents, churches […]

Education Thu 10 Feb

Time for the Lib Dems to step up to the plate on schools plan

Link to original article in Guardian Education It is almost exactly five years since the last Labour government introduced its controversial Education and Inspections Bill. It followed a highly contested White Paper which promised to create a system of independent non fee paying schools. Companies, faith groups, charities and parents were going to set up […]