law, less ordinary - legal opinions from Browne Jacobson » Academies Act http://www.law-less-ordinary.co.uk/wordpress law, less ordinary - legal opinions from Browne Jacobson Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:26:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Academies Act passes into law http://www.law-less-ordinary.co.uk/wordpress/2010/07/29/academies-act-passes-into-law/ http://www.law-less-ordinary.co.uk/wordpress/2010/07/29/academies-act-passes-into-law/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:44:07 +0000 Hannah http://www.law-less-ordinary.co.uk/wordpress/?p=1255 The Academies Act passed into law earlier this week, paving the way for hundreds of schools to become academies. The government has been criticised for rushing the legislation through Parliament using procedures usually reserved for national emergencies. Christine Blower, general secretary of the NUT, has said, “Whatever people’s views on academies may be, by by-passing the usual democratic process, the legitimate and essential right to debate such an important issue is removed”. However, schools that want to become academies will welcome the swiftness of the legislation, which means that they can proceed quickly to become academies and obtain the freedoms associated with conversion.

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