Apparently the new government are going to weed out the bad teachers, reduce class sizes and allow all existing state schools to convert to Academy status but I'm not at all sure whether Academy status will be a good or a bad thing. Any ideas?

Originally Posted by Tootrue

Apparently the new government are going to weed out the bad teachers, reduce class sizes and allow all existing state schools to convert to Academy status but I'm not at all sure whether Academy status will be a good or a bad thing. Any ideas?

Well, I can't say I know much about Academies as such, but surely any move which can raise the standards of education and reduce class sizes can't be all bad! The amount of bureaucracy and changes in targets and standards in education over the last decade and a half have been bewildering and have significantly, and adversely, affected students both moving from junior to senior education and from senior education into further education, as witnessed by the UK's slide down the international league tables.