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		<title>Cllr Roger Hadley reveals two schools may become academies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During last Thursday’s full Council meeting, questioning from Deputy Labour group leader Cllr Ian Gilbert revealed that there are plans for two Southend schools to become academies. Cllr Gilbert asked Roger Hadley (left), the Executive Councillor for Children and Learning, “Can the Executive Councillor tell me how many Southend Schools are now likely to become academies in September, and what the effect on the council&#8217;s school support and related services will be?” Cllr Hadley replied: “Only two schools have formally applied to the Department for Education to become an academy. “It is not yet clear how quickly these schools will achieve academy status. “A few other schools expressed an interest in becoming an academy, via the Department for Education web-site, as this was necessary in order to receive information about the academy process. “It is not yet possible to determine the effect of any schools becoming academies on the Council’s budget because the Department for Education has not yet consulted with the Department of Communities &#38; Local Government, and local authorities, regarding any recoupment from local authorities. “We do expect that there will be an impact on the Council’s budgets and once this is clarified we will inform members of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labour challenges Tories over Southend schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Labour councillors last night launched a series of questions to the Conservatives over what the future of Southend’s schools will be with the new government’s education proposals. Under the new system, schools will be able to apply for academy status, and parents will be able to set up their own independent ‘free’ schools. There have been concerns that this will create further segregation in the school system. Cllr Stephen George asked Roger Hadley (left), executive councillor for Children and Learning: “would the executive councillor tell us which schools in Southend are likely to apply to become academies under the new ConDem Government’s education proposals, and what impact does he anticipate this will have on those schools that retain their existing status?” Cllr Hadley replied: “Southend has a higher proportion of schools rated outstanding by OFSTED than the national average. “In Southend 14 schools are rated outsanding, which equates to 25% of schools, compared with only 6% of schools nationally. “This means taht we have 14 schools that have been invited to express an immediate interest to achieve academy status.” Those schools are Barons Court Infant, Bournes Green Infant, Bournes Green Junior, Chalkwell Hall Infant, Leigh Infant, Heycroft Primary, Temple Sutton [...]]]></description>
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