seagull over sevenoaks
Active member
- Jul 14, 2003
- 398
Hi All,
East Sussex County Council have opened a consultation period on a proposal to close Fletching School. As a parent of 1 current and 1 ex-pupil I'm determined to not let this happen. Whilst the School is small, it is rated as Good by both OFSTED and ESCC's monitoring visits and provides a vital hub to the small parish of Fletching (and the surrounding areas). The Council's proposals would see children from the area having to travel to North Chailey for School each day, having to go past another over-subscribed school in Newick to get there.
The Council are stating that this is not for financial reasons, but have been able to provide little other reasoning behind this proposal other than "better outcomes", and the Governing Body, Parents, Teachers and the Village community as a whole are passionately against this. The forth-coming changes to all School's funding formula means that it will be difficult for any school to have a balanced budget and if the Council start closing small schools we will end up in a situation where only large, two-form entry schools exist. I feel strongly that parents should have a choice of how their kids are educated and this includes the right to chose smaller, more nurturing schools.
I'd really appreciate it if some of you could support our petition at http://chng.it/FNFyjCnzQy NSC's track record in influencing online polls etc is legendary and I think that this is an area that we could really make a difference.
You can find out more about the campaign at www.savefletchingschool.co.uk
Cheers,
Wayne
East Sussex County Council have opened a consultation period on a proposal to close Fletching School. As a parent of 1 current and 1 ex-pupil I'm determined to not let this happen. Whilst the School is small, it is rated as Good by both OFSTED and ESCC's monitoring visits and provides a vital hub to the small parish of Fletching (and the surrounding areas). The Council's proposals would see children from the area having to travel to North Chailey for School each day, having to go past another over-subscribed school in Newick to get there.
The Council are stating that this is not for financial reasons, but have been able to provide little other reasoning behind this proposal other than "better outcomes", and the Governing Body, Parents, Teachers and the Village community as a whole are passionately against this. The forth-coming changes to all School's funding formula means that it will be difficult for any school to have a balanced budget and if the Council start closing small schools we will end up in a situation where only large, two-form entry schools exist. I feel strongly that parents should have a choice of how their kids are educated and this includes the right to chose smaller, more nurturing schools.
I'd really appreciate it if some of you could support our petition at http://chng.it/FNFyjCnzQy NSC's track record in influencing online polls etc is legendary and I think that this is an area that we could really make a difference.
You can find out more about the campaign at www.savefletchingschool.co.uk
Cheers,
Wayne