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Extraordinary examples of schools showing civic leadership in the coronavirus crisis are appearing all the time

The Labour leadership candidates think that academies are shutting out parents and communities. They fail to understand how academies work, says Leora Cruddas

We have a divided education system – academy trusts offer us the best way to integrate schools, says Leora Cruddas

Instead of thinking of education as five distinct phases, we should see it as a process of progression, says Leora Cruddas

We need to question our fundamental assumptions about what school improvement should look like, says Leora Cruddas

In an open letter to the three main political party leaders, the chief executive of the Confederation of School Trusts aims to “correct the many misconceptions” about academies