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Bridget Phillipson is a 'Marxist' who wants more state control of academies, headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh says

Summary by Sky News UK
Ms Birbalsingh accuses the education secretary of wanting to remove freedoms that "should be left with the academies" in her education bill, and says UK school leaders are "up in arms" over the proposed changes.

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Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Why a top headteacher has slammed Education Secretary over academies

The word ‘Marxist’ has been thrown around by one unhappy school leader 👀

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Yorkshire PostYorkshire Post

Why top headteacher slammed Education Secretary over 'Marxist dislike of academies'

The word ‘Marxist’ has been thrown around by one unhappy school leader 👀

·Leeds, United Kingdom
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Sky News UKSky News UK

Bridget Phillipson is a 'Marxist' who wants more state control of academies, headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh says

Ms Birbalsingh accuses the education secretary of wanting to remove freedoms that "should be left with the academies" in her education bill, and says UK school leaders are "up in arms" over the proposed changes.

·United Kingdom
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GB NewsGB News

Katharine Birbalsingh recalls 'horrible' meeting with Labour and claims she was 'refused water'

Britain's "strictest Headmistress" Katharine Birbalsingh has launched a fresh attack on Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson, accusing the Labour minister of being a "Marxist" and taking away the freedoms of the country's school leaders.Speaking to Camilla Tominey on GB News, Birbalsingh claimed that Phillipson's implementation of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill will have "freedoms taken away" from educational figures and "returned t…

·London, United Kingdom
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Conservative HomeConservative Home

"Removing those freedoms from the academies in England to make us like Wales and Scotland is just crazy.' - Birbalsingh

'She's going to remove those freedoms from the academies here to make us like Wales and Scotland, which is just crazy.' Katharine Birbalsingh explains why she believes Bridget Phillipson is a Marxist and says she is trying to centralise all the power in the state. pic.twitter.com/wGowJxqgbk — GB News (@GBNEWS) February 9, 2025 The post “Removing those freedoms from the academies in England to make us like Wales and Scotland is just crazy.’ – Bir…

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Evening StandardEvening Standard

Britain’s strictest headteacher accuses minister of ‘hating’ academy schools

Bridget Phillipson hits back as Katharine Birbalsingh claims she doesn’t know her own brief

·London, United Kingdom
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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
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