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To: Theresa Villiers
Don't force Church Hill to become an academy
Please do everything you can to make sure our local school isn't forced into becoming an academy.
Our community school should be able to decide its own future. We don't wish the role of elected parent governors to be removed at Church Hill, especially when we read about scandal-hit academies and the abuse of public money. Parents should have a say in how Church Hill is run and our local school should be accountable to the community it serves.
It is estimated academisation will cost 1.5 billion pounds at a time of cuts and when there is no evidence it leads to school improvement. Forced academisation was not in the Conservative party manifesto so is therefore undemocratic. As for handing public land to unaccountable trusts for 125 years – no other country in the world has done this.
State education should be a true public service, robust and fully accountable to parents and local communities, who influence its direction.
Our community school should be able to decide its own future. We don't wish the role of elected parent governors to be removed at Church Hill, especially when we read about scandal-hit academies and the abuse of public money. Parents should have a say in how Church Hill is run and our local school should be accountable to the community it serves.
It is estimated academisation will cost 1.5 billion pounds at a time of cuts and when there is no evidence it leads to school improvement. Forced academisation was not in the Conservative party manifesto so is therefore undemocratic. As for handing public land to unaccountable trusts for 125 years – no other country in the world has done this.
State education should be a true public service, robust and fully accountable to parents and local communities, who influence its direction.
Why is this important?
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.
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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.
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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
