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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?
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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
 
 

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