Ex-Arden head to chair academies meeting

THE former headteacher of Arden School will chair a public debate into its bid for controversial academy status next week.

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Academy blow for Arden School

ARDEN School will not have its hoped for academy status when it re-opens tomorrow.



The consultation on the move – which the school says would give it more independence – has been extended to Friday.

It had hoped to apply for the Department for Education to become an academy on September 1.

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Admissions changes likely at Arden School

ARDEN School has indicated it will change its admissions code to ‘decide which pupils should be offered places’ if it becomes an academy.

The school is looking to take new laws from the coalition Government that would see it become an academy by September.

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