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Education chief rubbishes Hove Park academy arguments
A former senior government education adviser rubbished claims yesterday used to justify turning a successful Brighton school into an academy.
Hove Park secondary will ditch its community status to join Tory Education Secretary Michael Gove’s reckless schools experiment under plans being pushed by its governors.
A school leaflet claimed there is a “moral imperative” to convert, promising parents that the school would be better funded as a result.
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