New: parents lift the lid on events leading up to academy conversion, and how Regional Schools Commissioner batted their complaints back to the body they were complaining about: educationuncovered.co.uk/news/140266/pa…

...Kafkaesque may be an overused word, but seems appropriate to describe this. RSC refuses to pause academisation, 4 days before it's due, routing parents to DfE complaints unit. Unit responds after academisation, saying it's too late to do anything now. educationuncovered.co.uk/news/140266/pa…

Parents seem a large group in this case, backed by elected leader of the council, who had also asked for a pause. Again, no joy. educationuncovered.co.uk/news/140266/pa…

School cuts in nunbers by Donna Ferguson @donnalferguson.bsky.social in today’s Observer. Staggering cuts for anyone who doubts the scale of the problem. Little wonder that Tim Loughton describes this as a ‘national emergency’

'Accidental activists': Essex parents fight academy trust's takeover of school | Education | The Guardian theguardian.com/education/2019…

Thanks to Aditya Chakrabortty for highlighting this important battle against academisation. theguardian.com/education/2019…