Protect Our Schools

The government wants to make all schools into academies - schools funded by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts.

You could start a petition to save your local school if you're a parent who wants a say in the future of the school your kids go to. Maybe your local school is at risk of closure if the government's plans go ahead. Or you might be a teacher willing to lead a campaign to stop your school becoming an academy. If you're a parent governor, you could run a campaign against the government's plans to scrap the role of parent governors.

Hundreds of strong local campaigns to protect schools across the country - including where you live - could put our MPs under enough pressure to drop the plans.

If there's a school in your local area at risk, start a petition here to save it.

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  • London
    Don't force John Stainer Community Primary School to become an academy
    No two schools are alike. But the government doesn’t seem to agree. It wants to rush through plans to force every single school in England to become an academy – the type of school paid for by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts. Many teachers and parents are already standing against the plans, saying that they’re ‘a step towards privatisation’, ignore local views, and could force some schools to close. One size does not fit all, and local parents and teachers should have a say in the future of our school. ------ If this isn't your local school, click here to sign your local petition, or start one if no-one else has yet: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-campaign-for-your-school
    37 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Harriet Quiney
  • London
    Don't force Hungerford School to become an academy
    No two schools are alike. But the government doesn’t seem to agree. It wants to rush through plans to force every single school in England to become an academy – the type of school paid for by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts. In Islington this could destroy the Islington Community of Schools, a valuable co-operative partnership between schools (including local Academies) and the local council. Many teachers and parents are already standing against the plans, saying that they’re ‘a step towards privatisation’, ignore local views, and could force some schools to close. One size does not fit all, and local parents and teachers should have a say in the future of our school. ------ If this isn't your local school, click here to sign your local petition, or start one if no-one else has yet: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-campaign-for-your-school
    3 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Barry Edwards
  • London
    Don't force Church Hill to become an academy
    No two schools are alike. But the government doesn’t seem to agree. It wants to rush through plans to force every single school in England to become an academy – the type of school paid for by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts. Many teachers and parents are already standing against the plans, saying that they’re ‘a step towards privatisation’, ignore local views, and could force some schools to close. One size does not fit all, and local parents and teachers should have a say in the future of our school. ------ If this isn't your local school, click here to sign your local petition, or start one if no-one else has yet: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-campaign-for-your-school
    32 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Nick Mahony
  • Don't force chalford hill to become an academy
    No two schools are alike. But the government doesn't seem to agree. It wants to rush through plans to force every single school in England to become an academy the type of school paid for by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts. Many teachers and parents are already standing against the plans, saying that they're "a step towards privatisation", ignore local views, and could force some schools to close. One size does not fit all, and local parents and teachers should have a say in the future of our school. ------ If this isn't your local school, click here to sign your local petition, or start one if no-one else has yet: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-campaign-for-your-school
    611 of 800 Signatures
    Created by Jo Murdock
  • Northampton
    Don't force Moulton Primary to become an academy
    No two schools are alike. But the government doesn't seem to agree. It wants to rush through plans to force every single school in England to become an academy the type of school paid for by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts. Many teachers and parents are already standing against the plans, saying that they're "a step towards privatisation", ignore local views, and could force some schools to close. One size does not fit all, and local parents and teachers should have a say in the future of our school. ------ If this isn't your local school, click here to sign your local petition, or start one if no-one else has yet: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-campaign-for-your-school
    301 of 400 Signatures
    Created by Jane Cosford
  • York
    Don't force Clifton Green Primary School to become an academy
    No two schools are alike. But the government doesn't seem to agree. It wants to rush through plans to force every single school in England to become an academy the type of school paid for by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts. Many teachers and parents are already standing against the plans, saying that they're "a step towards privatisation", ignore local views, and could force some schools to close. One size does not fit all, and local parents and teachers should have a say in the future of our school. ------ If this isn't your local school, click here to sign your local petition, or start one if no-one else has yet: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-campaign-for-your-school
    375 of 400 Signatures
    Created by Amy Kerr
  • Sheffield
    Don't force King Edward VII to become an academy
    No two schools are alike. But the government doesn't seem to agree. It wants to rush through plans to force every single school in England to become an academy the type of school paid for by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts. Many teachers and parents are already standing against the plans, saying that they're "a step towards privatisation", ignore local views, and could force some schools to close. One size does not fit all, and local parents and teachers should have a say in the future of our school. ------ If this isn't your local school, click here to sign your local petition, or start one if no-one else has yet: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-campaign-for-your-school
    1,547 of 2,000 Signatures
    Created by Honey Smith
  • Leyland
    Don't force Balshaws High school to become an academy
    No two schools are alike. But the government doesn't seem to agree. It wants to rush through plans to force every single school in England to become an academy the type of school paid for by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts. Many teachers and parents are already standing against the plans, saying that they're "a step towards privatisation", ignore local views, and could force some schools to close. One size does not fit all, and local parents and teachers should have a say in the future of our school. ------ If this isn't your local school, click here to sign your local petition, or start one if no-one else has yet: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-campaign-for-your-school
    408 of 500 Signatures
    Created by Mark Walker
  • Poole
    Don't force St Edwards Poole to become an academy
    No two schools are alike. But the government doesn't seem to agree. It wants to rush through plans to force every single school in England to become an academy the type of school paid for by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts. Many teachers and parents are already standing against the plans, saying that they're "a step towards privatisation", ignore local views, and could force some schools to close. One size does not fit all, and local parents and teachers should have a say in the future of our school. ------ If this isn't your local school, click here to sign your local petition, or start one if no-one else has yet: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/start-a-campaign-for-your-school
    334 of 400 Signatures
    Created by Angela Mulvey
  • London
    Don't force Chingford Church of England Primary School to become an academy
    This school is one of the oldest in Chingford and it has been part of the community for over 150 years. For nearly a hundred years, it was funded by local parish taxes, donations and small fees and since 1944 it has been funded by the Local Education Authority; this is our school. It is our money and our efforts that have made it the well-respected and happy school that it is today. To take control of the school away from the local community and to put it in the hands of the Westminster government or, even worse, a distant and unaccountable academy chain , is theft and an act of vandalism against the history of our town. No two schools are alike. But the government doesn't seem to agree. It wants to rush through plans to force every single school in England to become an academy, the type of school paid for by taxpayers, but run by businesses, sponsors or trusts. It is doing this despite there being no evidence, according to the National Audit Office, that turning schools into academies actually helps to improve results. It is also a process that will cost hundreds of millions of pounds at a time when we are being asked to accept cuts in many services in the name of austerity. Many teachers and parents are already standing against the plans, saying that they are a step towards privatisation۪, ignore local views, and could force some schools to close. One size does not fit all, and local parents and teachers should have a say in the future of our school.
    342 of 400 Signatures
    Created by Bianca Wright