A new Labour government would plan to bring in “ambitious” new schools legislation “early on” to address its concerns around academy accountability, the shadow schools minister has said.
Speaking to Schools Week at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Stephen Morgan said attempts to amend the current government’s schools bill to force academies to follow the national curriculum and local admissions arrangements showed the party’s “direction of travel”.
Earlier this year, Labour also attempted to change the landmark legislation to create new standards for academies on complaints procedures, inclusion of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities and how land and premises are disposed-of.
