DanRussell published Forced academies plan climbdown welcomed in Nottingham

Controversial plans to force all schools to become academies have been shelved by the Government. Nottingham City Council was due to discuss the plan on Monday with a view to opposing the proposal. The authority also wants Government to return powers to build new maintained schools to ensure that good school places are available for all children. However, on Friday Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said the forced acadamisation of all schools, regardless of Ofsted ratings and exam results,...