Thanks be to Jesus I don't yet have kids to send to an 'Academy'. If I did, however, I might very well fancy Mossbourne. It's a building that immediately catches the eye, it's two Le Corbusier-esque wings and massive student portraits reminiscent of some Stalinist-era model Soviet military training facility, albeit a rather colourful and joyous one. This place was only built around three years ago and, given the regular media appearances of its beknighted principal, seems to be a sort of flagship for the New Labour 'academy' project. The local, rather run-down area certainly could do with some community leadership. read more