UK Government to lift ban on new grammar schools
On 8 September 2016, the government’s announced plans to remove a ban on establishing selective grammar schools. Since then, five English councils have revealed proposals for new or extended grammar institutions. Theannouncement has drawn criticism from education experts and politicians, but is there a case for new secondary level schools to be opened?
The cost of academies: why the LGA is upping its opposition
Government plans to turn every school in England into an academy by 2022, independent of local authority control, have met with increasing criticism from the Local Government Association (LGA). How should councils prepare for the uncertainty ahead?