Christine Gilbert
An independent report from the Academies Commission, issued today, has accused some academies of flouting admission rules to select pupils from more privileged backgrounds in order to boost performance. The self-styled ‘Commission’, supported by the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and Pearson, and headed by former OFSTED chief, Christine Gilbert (left), carried out a major study and came across numerous cases where academies were accused of finding covert methods to select pupils, although they are supposed to be sticking to strict guidelines.
