Summary
Staff, pupils and parents have been reassured that no school in Bath will be forced to become an academy.
The coalition government's new-style independent academies have proved popular in Bath and north east Somerset with a number of secondary schools already opting for the conversion. At a meeting of B&NES Council's early years, children and youth policy development and scrutiny panel this week, the likelihood of a "tipping point", where once a certain number of schools take the plunge then they all must do it, was discussed.See the full content of this document
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Academies Not Compulsory - Schools Chief
In the past some head teachers have expressed concerns that they will come under financial pressure to make the move against their wish...
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