Staff at Copland Community School in Wembley will hold their third day of strike action tomorrow Tuesday December 3rd against an attempt by Michael Gove and an imposed Interim Executive Board (IEB) to force the school to become an academy. Despite Cllr Michael Pavey, Lead member for Education in Brent, saying 'it is not a done deal' so far there had been no other option but ARK. Whatever happened to Gove's 'increasing choice' agenda?
Staff will hold a rally outside
The Torch pub in Bridge
Rd, Wembley against ARK forcibly taking over their school at 10am.
Hank Roberts, ATL Secretary and
Immediate Past President said, “Stanley Fink, a leading
ARK trustee, is the
National Treasurer
of the Conservative party and a friend of Michael Gove. He supports Gove's and
the
Conservatives policy, as revealed in the Independent, of handing
over state schools to be run for profit. They're not in it for charitable giving. If
they want to give Copland money we'd welcome
it. Long term they're for taking money out of
the system to add to the many
millions they already
have”.
Tom Stone, NASUWT Acting
Secretary said, “If Brent would only go and get
the
money the ex headteacher spirited away,
the whole scenario
of becoming an academy
would disappear and Copland
school would be a flourishing and
effective school.”
Lesley Gouldbourne, Joint NUT Secretary
said, “A recent leadership review of Copland carried out in October
2013 showed many improvements in teaching
and learning and more
robust financial management. Give the school time to continue this good work.”
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