Sentences with phrase «criticising academies and free schools»

Delegates at the conference in Liverpool approved a motion criticising academies and free schools and rejected an amendment tabled by Baroness Walmsley, a party spokeswoman on education.

However, Unions highlighted reports from MPs on the cross-party education select committee and the public accounts committee, both published last week, which criticised the academies and free schools programme and pointed to the lack of evidence that it was leading to improved standards.

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Mr Twigg criticised the education secretary for allowing free schools and academies the freedom to employ staff who do not have qualified teacher status.