10 April 2012
Education Secretary Michael Gove has dismissed the governors of a school for refusing to become an academy. The move has angered parents at three other failing schools in the Haringey area that have also been resisting the change.
It is the first time Mr Gove has used his powers to remove primary school governors in the ongoing dispute over academies.
The governors at Nightingale school were dismissed after they rejected Mr Gove's offer claiming there was not enough time to consult parents and staff. Downhills school still opposes the move but Coleraine Park and Noel Park have "reluctantly" agreed.
A DfE spokesman said an interim executive board "will give the school the leadership and expertise it needs to improve".
