Kenneth Baker, The Telegraph

The Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, wants all schools to become academies by 2022. This is a subject close to my heart because back in the Eighties I launched City Technology Colleges (CTCs), the first schools to be independent of local education authorities and hence the forerunners of academies.

It took 10 years to get 16 CTCs off the ground, but they remain today some of the best schools in the country. Kingshurst in Solihull was the first CTC and is a spectacular success. So, there is no doubt that well-run academies can raise standards.

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