Teachers at an academy chain founded by the former Conservative schools minister John Nash and his wife are preparing to go on strike, claiming the trust is “blighting the life chances of the children”.
The curriculum used by Future Academies, developed by Caroline Nash, a stockbroker, is said in a letter to governors of one the chain’s schools to be among the most narrow in the country.
Latin is the sole language taught at primary level, it is claimed, while history exercises allegedly ask children under the age of 11 to replicate university-standard essays.
Separately, the Guardian has seen one textbook used by primary pupils that required them to put themselves in the minds of historical figures about to kill themselves.
