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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Will Durrant

MYSTERIOUS: Strictest head warns government about to totally destroy academies - What They Never Told You

Sometimes described as Britain’s strictest headteacher, Ms Birbalsingh suggested a proposed cap on the amount of different branded uniform items a school can demand could hamper teachers’ efforts to improve behaviour (Alamy/PA) -

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is about to “totally destroy academies” and has failed to “listen” to school leaders, Katharine Birbalsingh has claimed.

Sometimes described as Britain’s strictest headteacher, Ms Birbalsingh suggested a proposed cap on the amount of different branded uniform items a school can demand could hamper teachers’ efforts to improve behaviour.

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