5 Live Investigates - Armed Forces Compensation Scheme & Academy Schools

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An injured soldier awarded the George Medal for gallantry says the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme failed to recognise the severity of his disability. His case raises has fresh concerns over the scheme which has paid out £473 million over the last 10 years. Also - according to OFSTED, one in 2 sponsored academy schools is not providing a good education. But academies were meant to lever up standards - so why are they taking so long to turnaround some failing schools? We look at the effectiveness of some of the organisations running academy schools.

Published on Sunday, 8th March 2015.

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