MPs take further evidence on Academies and free schools

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Witnesses

Tuesday 24 June 2014,  Sirius Academy, 296 Anlaby Park Road South, Hull, HU4 7JB

At 10.15 am

• Mrs Estelle Macdonald, Head, Collingwood Primary School
• Wendy Marshall, CEO, David Ross Education Trust
• Emma Ann Hardy, NUT representative and primary school teacher

At 11.00am

• Helen Fulcher, Head of Church Lane Primary School, Lincolnshire
• Milorad Vasic, Director of Children and Families, Hull City Council
• Marie-Claire Bretherton, Executive Head, Mount Street Academy

Timings are approximate.

Purpose of the session

The Committee is holding an evidence session in Hull to consider the appropriateness of academy status for primary schools and what evidence there is that this can add educational value and provide value for money. The Committee will also hear evidence on self-improving and collaborative models for non-academy primary schools.

This session is open to the public.  It will be preceded in the morning by a private visit by the Committee to Sirius Academy. During its time in Hull, the Committee is also visiting a local primary school and meeting local heads, governors, council officers and others.

Further information

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