SAY NO TO FREEMASON SCHOOLS ACADEMIE'S

Will ‘Free’ schools use qualified teachers? There is growing concern that ‘Free’ Schools will try emulate their private school friends and avoid employing trained teachers. Alasdair Smith, of the Anti Academies Alliance, thinks the government could be on dodgy ground. “I think these ministers have got the idea from their old private schools, where anyone can teach, without a formal qualification, but state-funded schools are different. The idea that free schools might not use qualified teachers would be very worrying for most parents because QTS is evidence that the teacher understands how to provide quality teaching and learning.” Free schools might not use qualified teachers http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/sep/28/free-schools-trained-teachers-qualifications   Ed Balls attacks socially divisive ‘Free’ schools http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/sep/29/labourconference-labour   Lisa Nandy MP raises concerns about the New Schools Network http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/95801   Anti Academies Alliance literature on ‘Free’ schools and the New Schools network https://sites.google.com/a/antiacademies.org.uk/aaa/Home/free-schools/thecaseagainstswedishstylefreeschools and: https://sites.google.com/a/antiacademies.org.uk/aaa/Home/free-schools/whoarethenewschoolsnetworkandwhowilprofitfromrunningtheirschools   New Literature UNISON Briefing on ‘Free’ Schools: http://www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/B11837.pdf   Local Schools Network Fiona Millar, Melissa Benn and others have set up a local schools network to defend our education system from the Tories and their New Schools Network: http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk   Other News What’s happening in Surrey? The BBC broke a story on Thursday that Surrey County Council want to turn all their secondary schools into Academies: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-11441869 Yet today the TES ran an article that the head of education in Surrey is against Academy plans! http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6059561   Would you let this man run your school? BBC programme on Toby Young and his Free School proposal. He gets a hard time from Anti Academies activists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00v1zk5/Start_Your_Own_School/   Anti Academies Newspaper – over 50,000 despatched Over 50,000 newspapers have now been despatched around the country and are being distributed to parents, teachers, governors. It includes updates on the impact of the Academies Act, the case against ‘Free’ schools, who loses? consultation, campaign news. Please download the order form and post in your order here http://www.antiacademies.org.uk/Home/news/septemberantiacademiesnewspaper Or email in your order and we will send you an invoice.     Anti Academies DVD We have an excellent new 13 minute DVD outlining the case against Academies and ‘Free’ Schools. It is perfect for union meetings / parent meetings / campaign meetings. If you would like a copy they are £10 to union groups / £2 to parent and campaign groups. Send orders to the office and we will despatch them with an invoice.   Anti Academies poster Download your copy here http://www.antiacademies.org.uk/Home/anti-academies-poster   Campaign materials Make your campaign stall / meeting complete with Stickers / Balloons / Mugs / T Shirts http://www.antiacademies.org.uk/Home/merchandise   Having trouble keeping up with the news on Academies and Free Schools? You can follow the Anti Academies Alliance on Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Anti-Academies-Alliance/178831804728?ref=ts Twitter- http://twitter.com/antiacademies Summary of Twitter news- http://feedity.com/rss.aspx/antiacademies-org-uk/UVFTW1JS