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Petition · past parliament

Don't turn our schools into academies, SEN children will end up struggling

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Turning ALL schools into academies will have a huge impact on SEN children. They won't get the help and support they need. At least LEA have some sort of control and guidelines. Leaving it upto the headteachers week be a disaster

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Scrap plans to force state schools to become academies.

Timeline

16 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Mar 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.