Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announced in the House of Commons earlier this month that plans to force all schools to become academies would be scrapped.
Requiring all schools to convert to academies by 2022 was a key measure in Educational Excellence Everywhere, the government’s education white paper published in March.
Yet just days after defending the policy to MPs on the Commons public accounts committee, Morgan was forced to backtrack following widespread criticism and threats of industrial action by head teachers.
She said the government “listened to feedback from MPs, teachers, school leaders and parents”, and had responded to their concerns by amending the plans.
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