Concerns over how academisation will affect education
The party’s Berwick constituency parliamentary spokeswoman, Julie Pörksen, said: “Parents have contacted me with concerns regarding the impact of academisation on the provision of quality education for pupils with special needs, either within mainstream schools or in special schools.
“I am also concerned that plans for academisation and different hours of schools have been insufficiently thought through in terms of access and school transport.
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Hide Ad“In rural areas, for many pupils and parents there is little choice of school due to transport issues.
“I believe ensuring the provision of quality, local, accessible and free education is a state responsibility, the idea of a market and academisation does not provide any guarantees to parents and pupils to improve this provision.”