Many schools rated inadequate by Ofsted have experienced delays of over a year in reopening, with criticisms directed at the previous Conservative government for neglecting these institutions. The Labour party is pushing for reforms, while Conservative leadership, represented by Kemi Badenoch, defends the previous policies. A notable statistic indicates that, since 2022, 100 schools have been converted to academies, with significant delays for many. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson aims to streamline the conversion process to ensure underperforming schools are more swiftly transitioned to effective management.
The state of schools and the future of academies has become the subject of an increasingly fraught political row.
From 2022 to January 2025, 100 schools were converted into academies after being found to be inadequate by inspectors.
Too many schools have been left to fester by the Tories for too long, including many hundreds of academies, said a government source.
The Tories' criticism has nothing to do with improving the schools they let fail and everything to do with defending their dismal record.
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