James Forsyth James Forsyth

The Tories plan a radically different education system, with new schools

James Forsyth reviews the week in Politics

issue 23 January 2010

James Forsyth reviews the week in Politics

It is not often that David Cameron lavishes praise on a Labour achievement. But that’s exactly what he was doing on Monday morning at Walworth Academy as he lauded the school for having almost doubled the number of pupils getting good GCSE results.

As one of Tony Blair’s academies, Walworth is a rare Labour success, a state-funded institution free from local education authority control.

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