New ideas in a London comprehensive

There are some very exciting things going on at the George Mitchell School in Leyton. It is a comprehensive school, but is doing a great deal to give its pupils a say in its government. Among other things, no new member of staff is appointed without their approval, and homework is voluntary, and described as a further learning opportunity. To read more about it, go to www.thenewspaper.org.uk/pg000639.php. What bothers me is that I had never heard about it until I picked up a copy of The Newspaper the other day. Why isn't the success of this approach national news?