Minister names National Challenge academies

This article, especially written for the NUT is one of many on all subjects relating to education in England and Wales. Since 2002 we have been archiving these articles and you can visit the Newswire Archive here. Minister names National Challenge academies Schools secretary Ed Balls has written to every National Challenge school to pledge his support. And he has announced the first three schools that are set to become academies under the scheme. Unity College in Northamptonshire, Rossmore School in Poole and St Lukes in Portsmouth will all be converted into the independently-run institutions, having secured sponsorship, Mr Balls noted. In the letter to the... [read full story]