www.theguardian.com/education/2016/mar/20/michael-rosen-on-academy-schools-local-democracy-bites-the-dust
Excellent article to cheer you up.
"Through this labyrinth, dance interesting folk. Example: one academy headteacher notched up a salary of £390,000 in one year; he was the sole director of a dating website, a health club and accommodation business on the school site; the National Audit Office found that the head’s own firm was paid £508,000 in management fees over three years, though investigators were unable to determine the extent to which the head benefited from the arrangement. (That’s the labyrinth again.) This was one-time government favourite Sir Greg Martin and the Durand academy."
This is where the money goes.
This is also from the same article.
"This is how it works: your school is a local authority school. When it becomes an academy, the local authority is compelled to give (for a peppercorn rent) a 125-year lease to whichever “sponsor” comes in to take over the school. Leaseholders have rights over the properties they have leases on, including, perhaps, permission to run a “dating agency” on school premises. Where Sir Greg trod, others are sure to step, too. In the case of “foundation” schools – schools whose ownership is in the hands of a trust – switching to academy status entails a direct transfer of freehold from the trust to the new sponsors. There is room for some serious cash to be made here."
So is a bit about how he imagined when Gove was in the DfE, he had a map which lit up whenever little people peed on the floor, or did something else they shouldn't, as Gove was in charge of all the schools.
sticky labels on apples - remove before washing!