Plans in the document to turn every state school in England into an academy by 2022 have come under fire from teaching unions and parents» groups, with ongoing protests against
forced academisation planned across the country.
Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell, who addressed the conference after Mr Gibb, said the government needed to rethink
its forced academisation plan.
Not exact matches
Powell told Corbyn that she had enjoyed her role, which included pushing the government to drop
plans for
forced academisation of schools.
The head teachers» union also
plans to debate issues such as
forced academisation, assessment and British values in schools, over the weekend.