CHRISTIAN CHARITY PLANS SECOND SCHOOL (30 Apr 04)
The Emmanuel Schools Foundation, formerly known as the Vardy Foundation, is in talks with Doncaster Council to close Northcliffe School at Conisbrough and replace it with a 1,000-pupil academy specialising in business and enterprise.
Protest over new academy (21 Jun 04)
Parents and pupils have staged a protest over plans to have their school taken over by a foundation that promotes the teaching of creationism.
What a creation ... (15 Jan 05)
“When Doncaster's mayor and the Labour council wanted to replace a local comprehensive with a new 'academy' sponsored by fundamentalist Christians known to have the enthusiastic backing of Tony Blair, two mothers began a parents' revolt. John Harris reports on an unexpected outcome”