Kevin Courtney, the union's joint general secretary, accused the government of
pursuing «a reckless and evidence - free policy of
academisation of schools» at the NUT section's conference in Brighton on March 31.
«If the government is to
pursue the goal of further
academisation, it will need to work with local authorities and allow those councils with a track record of strong educational performance to use their expertise within their education department to create MATs,» said Mr Carmichael.