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Schools applying to become academies will struggle to cope, unions claim
Edward Chadwick B'ham Post 14 Jul 10
Schools which decide to become academies will struggle to cope with red tape, unions have warned.They would be allowed to set their own curriculum, staff salaries and determine the length of terms and school days.
But at a meeting arranged by the Alliance Against Birmingham Academies (AABA), governors and union officials warned governors lack the expertise to run what would become small businesses…