TV teacher says Essex can no longer support non academy schools

Brentwood County High School -  is consulting on converting: On its website the school said: 'We are seeking to convert to be a Co-operative Academy... less than ten of Essex's seventy-five secondary schools are still under the control of the Local Authority, that the LA no longer has the capacity to support our school as it has done in the past.'

Essex secondary consider's being sponsored by its exec head's school

From the Basildon Recorder: Woodlands School, Basildon, is now considering being sponsored by Appleton School. Karen Kerridge who is executive headteacher at Woodlands is also the head at Appleton  - Appleton is a Business and Enterprise Colleges, its main sponsor is the Arcadia Group.

Special measures school considers academy status

(UPDATE APRIL 29 2014 Basildon Recorder: Woodlands School, Basildon... now considering 'teaming up with the Appleton School... which would sponsor them... Appleton headteacher is Karen Kerridge who is executive headteacher at Woodlands'  - Appleton is a Business and Enterprise Colleges, its main sponsor is the Arcadia Group.)

Brentwood County High School (Where Karen was brought in as temporary head in 2012 is consulting on converting - )

From the Basildon Recorder:

Former head Andy White left his role at the Woodlands School, Basildon, after Ofsted inspectors criticised it for weak teaching and falling standards in December – and said he had covered up how bad things were.