Four of Walsall’s secondary schools are facing government calls for them to become academies in a bid to drive up standards.
Walsall’s Tory Cabinet along with Serco, the private sector company which runs education and children’s services in the Town, have been told by the Department of Education in a report to consider turning Willenhall Sports College, Frank F Harrison, Alumwell Business and Enterprise College and Blue Coat Performing Arts College into academies.
What an indictment on Walsall Tories who have run the council with an overall majority since 2004. In 2008 they renewed Serco’s contract for a further 12 years in a deal said to be worth £345million.
You have to ask the question just what benefit are children and young people getting from this contract? and why haven’t the controlling Tory group on the council done something to hold Serco to account for not addressing the inequalities which have existed across the Town under successive administrations?
Once again, in the space of a decade, education faces government intervention.
Volunteer
Help in election
Report a problem
Join Us
Your views
Register to vote
Postal vote
Email updates