tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601510630767929201.post4658432172077627569..comments2024-01-11T14:49:22.005+00:00Comments on Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist: An open letter - please reconsider pursuing academy statusMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561427714319716345noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601510630767929201.post-63445784225360056332014-11-30T23:09:56.227+00:002014-11-30T23:09:56.227+00:00The Challenge Partnership is a murky outfit. A cou...The Challenge Partnership is a murky outfit. A couple of years ago - Penny Barratt the head teacher at the Bridge Special school in Islington (and key member of the Challenge Partnership) tried to get the school to convert. After a robust public campaign she withdrew the plans. During the campaign she assured us that Challenge Partnership was not an academy chain. Seems like she was being economical with the truth. There are now a edu-business like all the others - creaming off a surplus to fund big pay packets for CEO's and other executives. Read how to stop this sort of privatisation: http://antiacademies.org.uk/2014/11/victory-at-hove-park/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052186837345411689noreply@blogger.com