Compare and contrast this with what I wrote months ago in this blog post..
http://tomlinscote-kings.blogspot.com/2011/03/michael-gove-careful-reply-from-man.html
Are Surrey County Council (SCC) pursuing the incorporation of Kings International School into Tomlinscote for the right reasons (for children and parents), or is it purely to head off a fear from the County of a potential Free School bid from an outside party to take over the running of Kings International? The benefit to SCC to keep it in their control would be massive in that the money paid from Central Government to schools would be distributed via County Hall, keeping jobs there, as well as to secure land ownership and assets when increased pupil demand longer term may make both schools viable as separate entities?
This is obviously a rumour but it paints an intriguing picture. David Cameron is talking of a "big society" and "smaller government" and encouraging peoples participation. Meanwhile a conservative council in a safe conservative seat, that of his education secretary no less, may be pursuing a line that makes a mockery of him. The education secretary Michael Gove is promoting "academies" and "free schools" while, in this case, his own conservative led council maybe following a line that is undermining his departments flagship policy.
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