Warwick Mansell is a well-known freelance education journalist and writer/editor for the website Education Uncovered. Astrea Academy Trust was featured in a number of his articles this week.
The articles are published here, but do require a subscription:
Article one (with teacher interviews) – https://www.educationuncovered.co.uk/news/163811/nobody-feels-like-they-are-a-professional-any-more-staff-at-teach-like-a-champion-academy-lift-the-lid-on-concerns-about-trusts-centrallyimposed-teaching-and-behaviour-policies.thtml?fbclid=IwAR1vJRl_S_ZOvMA5WkmKQAgWabJzQNew441et2JAp3xRFsN_O2XtQZGMHLw
Article two (a critique of the style of teaching Astrea are bringing in with Astrea documents quoted) – https://www.educationuncovered.co.uk/news/163806/teach-like-a-champion-academy-trust-sets-out-minutebyminute-expectations-on-how-teachers-should-conduct-lessons-.thtml?fbclid=IwAR0_JeSwwO6dgeiAjsgP8Snw7QxJly2hAJIFCX0JYvdoM3qlYrYo1unUAG8
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