Sentence examples for that academies from inspiring English sources

The claim that academies are unaccountable is also not true.

He followed this up with the observation that academies are "a good thing".

The Tories' claim that academies can raise standards across the board is misleading.

"Current evidence does not prove that academies raise standards overall or for disadvantaged children.

Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, added: "It's been clear for a long time that academies can fail or can need intervention.

When it was his turn to speak, he told the audience that academies were his version of the "Swedish model".

Yet evidence that academies and free schools don't necessarily improve results, or narrow attainment gaps, comes thick and fast.

Michael Gove said he anticipated that academies – independent state schools not under local authorities' control – would become the norm.

"There is no evidence whatsoever that academies and free schools serve less healthy food than council-run schools.

Some fail, even though Gove starves other schools of money so it can go to ensuring that academies and free schools never fail.

There are also concerns that academies were more likely to exclude pupils than local authority maintained schools, and that those excluded were likely to have special needs.