Thursday 17 May 2012

Gove's insult to parents campaigning against forced academies-READ HERE

Opposition to Free (-Market) Schools Grows

· guardian.co.uk/education/free-schools-revolt

· tory-council-objects-to-parents-starting-gove-flagship-school

The Swedish 'Free Schools' have recently received a lot of criticism. Swedish Trade unions, politicians and even the Swedish National Agency for Education have warned that we there are serious problems with the 'Free School' model.
It's not too late for Liberal Democrat members and MPs to demand that these proposals are abandoned.
In every city and town we need to start to prepare to resist these proposals.
No privatisation, No cuts: Defend Comprehensive Education.
New Anti Academies Alliance briefing on Swedish style 'Free' Schools.

Recent news articles on Swedish 'Free' schools, and the myth that they are successful