As I understand it

...although I may be wrong...

They are all getting pushed down this route and, if they make a decision before being pushed, they can make an informed decision and choose where they want to join, potentially. Our local secondary implied that, without voluntarily making a similar move, they will get steamrollered into an academy of someone else's choosing later on.

They tried to sell it as an opportunity for cross training of staff, as the academy is fairly broad. Given the school has no 6th form, I asked if this meant better (A-Level) teachers coming here too - no, it is just for their staff to go and pick up skills from them. I didn't like that answer particularly.

Also, the deputy head had previously stated that she had joined the school as it wasn't in an academy, so I asked her how she felt. She gave me a politically safe answer, which told me all I needed to know.

Basically, they are jumping before they get pushed in the hope they at least have SOME say in where they go.

Posted By: Jester on January 31st 2018 at 15:09:32

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Any teachers etc about? Ref Academies... (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 31, 13:02:16
- thanks all for the ideas (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 31, 19:26:07
- Hey..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Jan 31, 15:22:23
- As I understand it (General Chat) - Jester, Jan 31, 15:09:32
  - yeah figured that (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 31, 15:16:02
    - Exactly that. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 31, 15:46:49
      - "basically you can see that it’s all just privatising" (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jan 31, 16:28:55
      - We were only academyised as of the start of this school year, but in practical terms (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 31, 15:58:46
        
        Yep. It’s all behind the scenes management stuff. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 31, 16:31:41
- Is it the one with Archbishop Sancroft HS? (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jan 31, 14:31:42
  - no, we're down in Zummerzet (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 31, 14:45:35
    - Ah ok. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jan 31, 15:23:30
- We went through the same thing last year with our Primary. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 31, 13:43:49
  - ta (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 31, 14:27:23
- You could ask................................. (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jan 31, 13:26:10
  - ta (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 31, 14:00:28
- only be concerned if they start giving all the kids away to Rangers for free (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 31, 13:16:07
  - they are welcome to mine (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 31, 13:24:48
  - or if Mr Carson is sports-master (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Jan 31, 13:21:47
- The primary school I went to is going through the same process (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 31, 13:14:04
  - probably is the same one (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 31, 13:23:29
- Depends on the trust involved. Some disasters paying ££££ to CEOs instead of funding (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 31, 13:12:47
  - ta (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 31, 13:59:29

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