Nicky Morgan urges commerce leaders to ‘join the schools revolution’ amid fears over shortage of sponsors to take over struggling schoolsThe education secretary,Nicky Morgan, has made a direct appeal to UK commerce leaders to come forward to set up more academy trusts, or amid claims the government is facing a shortage of sponsors to take over struggling schools.
In a speech to more than 150 leading figures from the world of commerce,Morgan urged them to “play their fraction” in what she called the schools revolution, encouraging them to either found or develop academy trusts to aid drive up standards in schools.
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Source: theguardian.com