Jobs 6

Home My TES Jobs Community Resources The Paper Register Login

TES archive TES Scotland TES Scotland archive FE Focus FE Focus archive TES School Awards Subscribe to the TES

Share Send to a friend Print article Save to favourites Sign up – it’s free!
Don’t miss out on the latest jobs
Connect and share with friends
Abolition may not end Download thousands of resources
Chat in the forums

hostilities;Briefing;Goodbye to GM
Login Register
Article | Published in TES Magazine on 23 April, 1999

Section: Article

Related articles
One of the last acts of the Funding Agency for Schools - the York-based quango which ran GM finance - is
to prepare a file of potential troublespots in the move to the new school categories. Cash plea to stem GM chaos

Robert Lanwarne, the chief executive, said: "Where there are tensions, we have tried to ease them. There
are pressure points and the new funding regime is hitting home. We are trying to smooth the way."

Essex, Kent and Hillingdon ,which have large number of GM schools, are among the areas where the FAS
anticipates tension between the GM schools and their local authorities. 'Political animal' overcomes a shy start
Governors 'would not improve if paid'
The Department for Education and Employment has also been warned that some of the new unitary More Articles
councils, which came into being after GM schools, could be a problem.

A DFEE local authorities support unit, based in Darlington and headed by Elizabeth Wylie, a former
education officer, will act as an arbitrator of disputes in the new framework of schools. Related resources

Graham Lane, chair of the Local Government Association, said: "The diplomatic corridors have been A Very English Reformation -
opened between the two sectors and we have warned local authorities against taking revenge on former notes for students
opted-out schools. The problem is a minority of GM schools are continuing as if the civil war is still on."

A new organisation, the Foundation and Voluntary Aided Schools' Association, was described by Mr Lane
as the GM movement in exile. But Pauline Latham its chairman said: "We have got to move on. We are not
'Killed' drama coursework for year 11
rehearsing old agendas."
GCSE crucible SoW
More Resources
Rate this story as yet unrated

Salary checker
Add your comment
Find out if you’re sitting pretty
5 or falling behind in the pay
stakes.

Salary checker

Careers
6
Want to move your career forward
and enjoy working life more? Check
our careers advice and forum for all
teachers.

Careers advice
Career forum
In The TES this week How to advertise
This week's headlines View the options

Why so blue? Recruitment

Alarming number of teachers with Everything you need to recruit the
depression best.

Teachers to create their own 'free schools' Display

- Gove's new education model View our range of advertising and
Discovery channel marketing opportunities.
- Research skills can enhance classroom skills
Events
Education myths
Read about the coming events in
- Standards rise is just exams getting easier
2010.

home subscribe advertise about us contact us help jargon buster terms & conditions privacy policy site map

TES Editorial © 2008 TSL Education Ltd. All pages of the Website are subject to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any
material on the Website for any commercial purposes. TSL Education Ltd Registered in England (No 02017289) at 26 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4HQ