Academy orders issued to schools in Hallam Diocese ‘unlawfully’, say education unions

Unions representing staff in schools across the Catholic Diocese of Hallam have written to the Secretary of State for Education to begin legal action over letters they received informing them that they would be forced to join Multi-Academy Trusts.
The letters, issued by the Regional Schools Commissioner – who works directly for the Education Secretary – were issued on the 15th December 2021, and sent to all Voluntary Aided schools in the Catholic Diocese of Hallam.  The Diocese