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TUC calls for review of academies
Published: 01 September, 2007
The government is being urged to take stock of its academies programme before building any more of the state-funded independent schools. A report for the Trades Union Congress argues that their impact on achievement is not clear enough to justify the expansion that is planned. It wants an independent review of their effectiveness before plans to boost the number from almost 50 to 400 go ahead. Ministers have insisted academies are successfully tackling underachievement. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has expressly backed the academies programme and says it is set to continue. Related articles: 
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