A last-ditch attempt to halt Boris Johnson's London-wide rollout of mayoral academies has won the support of London Assembly members from all three parties, CYP Now can reveal.
The Mayor of London announced his intention to establish up to 10 mayoral academies at the Conservative Party conference in 2008.
Although the mayor does not have responsibility over secondary education in the capital, Johnson decided to use up to £8m from the London Development Agency (LDA), charged with promoting business and skills, to sponsor the academies in partnership with private provider Academies Enterprise Trust.
His plans have been met with scepticism from the start, forcing him to overrule the LDA board, which initially rejected the proposals. But tensions have boiled over in the last fortnight as it has emerged the second academy is likely to be in Enfield, the same borough as the first, meaning the area will benefit disproportionately from LDA investment. The first academy is due to open in September.
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