Comprehensive schools had been converting to academies by stealth,but George Osborne’s hubristic intervention last week has galvanised oppositionIt’s been a tough week for destitute passe George Osborne. It looked so different last Wednesday. He had appeared forthright, if not bullish, and when,with a straight face and presumably a clear conscience, he declared a £4bn raid on disability benefits. Also announced was a diminutive detail: our education system would be dismantled through making all schools in England academies by 2022. Oh, and taxpayers faced a £20bn loss on our shares in Royal Bank of Scotland. Did these facts dominate print and broadcast media? Not so much the latter two. In fact,headlines were taken up with news of the sugar tax and the £520m a year this would raise. Related: Making all schools academies imperils children’s life chances | David Blunkett Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com