Funding agreements seen by Children Now show that arrangements onadmissions, the curriculum, exclusions and special educational needsvary significantly between the 27 academies.
The agreements - released by the Government last week following aFreedom of Information request - show that two academies have struck adeal that allows them to exclude children more easily than others.Another has been given permission to teach the entire curriculum in aChristian context.
"The funding agreements are materially different because the secretaryof state has cut deals with individual sponsors," said David Wolfe, abarrister at the top London firm Matrix Chambers.
Speaking exclusively to Children Now, he said that while all academypupils had fewer rights than their peers at maintained schools to startwith, some academies had won permission to take things even further.
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