VICTORY!! BLOOM EDUCATION HAS OFFICIALLY AGREED TO REVISE THE FEE STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT FAMILIES DURING THIS CRISIS!! THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE REFUSE TO BACK DOWN!! THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH ME TO ENSURE OUR CHILDREN REMAIN THE TOP PRIORITY!!
May 3, 2020
Final supporters
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We, the fee paying parents, require Bloom Education to consider this online petition regarding your recent communication.The communication advised your strategy for fees for Term 3 2020 in relation to the current global pandemic crisis.
Bloom Education, who are responsible for the business and day to day running of our school, Brighton College Abu Dhabi, state their Corporate Values to be :
Passion, Integrity, Togetherness, Caring, Ambition, Inspiration.
Collectively, as your fee paying customers, we feel that the recent communication fell short of your stated Values and lacked the social and moral responsibility you have to the school community at this unprecedented time, when many parents are struggling financially and emotionally.
Many other school businesses have communicated a full package of options to parents including hardship funding, flexible payment terms and many other workable solutions. They have indicated their parents should not be required to accumulate debts, so that the children, who should be at the heart of this crisis, should not be affected and continue with their human right to education. Your communication to parents provided none of these solutions and we require the school to reconsider how it supports both parents and staff during this time.
We therefore request that you reconsider your decision to as follows :
A.) Reduce Term 3 fees by 20% across the board and implement a better flexible payment strategy for parents.
Establish a Hardship Support Fund for those who are unable to afford to continue with their children's education. This can be a package negotiated on a case by case basis and allocated to need.
B.) Guarantee the continuation of full salaries of all teachers and staff during the period until school returns to normal.
C.) Ensure that those parents who have already paid in full for Term 3 are consulted on how the 20% discount is applied to their account and choices are provided in the form of credit for the subsequent Term and/or refunds are provided.
D.) Provide a detailed revised strategy on how the school will be supported during this period.
The time to support the school community is now and we have never needed your cooperation and support more. You have the opportunity to demonstrate how you practice your Corporate Values.
'WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER'
Signed
The Parents
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
April 8, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
April 7, 2020
154 Comments
It would be good if the school can pass on the variable cost savings to parents without harming the livelihood of all teaching and non teaching staff. In addition, for parents who have been made redundant or taken pay cuts, to waive the term 3 fees in a case to case basis.
Unfair to invoice full fee for home schooling! Alkubairat refunded 50percent fee! Other schools same! Even if BCAD forces full fee now- they will lose a lot of admissions for next year as lot of kids/parents will move to other more compassionate institutions!
It’s disappointing that we are at the point where parents have to start a petition. Brighton is known for its leadership qualities but failed to demonstrate this at a time when it’s needed more than ever!
Bloom should negotiate in good faith and refrain from emotional blackmail. The tone of the letter from Bloom was insensitive, showed a complete lack of empathy and was totally out of sync with the economic reality of the current situation.
The current situation makes me want to change the school. And the problem is that my child is absolutely loving BCAD, her friends and most of the teachers. But me as a parent see a pure greed from Bloom and management of BCAD. We are ALL in this TOGETHER.
Hi. I have lost my job at the outset of the corona virus. I have 2 children at BCAD. Please reduce the fees for term 3 to help parents like me.
With job cuts - we hope Bloom can discount the school fees to alleviate the financial hardship.
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VICTORY!! BLOOM EDUCATION HAS OFFICIALLY AGREED TO REVISE THE FEE STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT FAMILIES DURING THIS CRISIS!! THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE REFUSE TO BACK DOWN!! THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH ME TO ENSURE OUR CHILDREN REMAIN THE TOP PRIORITY!!
May 3, 2020
Final supporters
PLEASE NOTE : FOLLOWING COMPLETION, YOU MAY BE ASKED FOR A DONATION TO SUBMIT THIS PETITION. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE A DONATION TO SUBMIT THIS PETITION. WE ARE NOT INVOLVED IN ANY REQUEST FOR DONATIONS. THIS PETITION IS A REQUEST FROM PEOPLE WHO AGREE WITH THE CONTENT OF THE PETITION AND NOT SOLICITATION OF DONATIONS FOR THE HOST COMPANY SERVICES.
We, the fee paying parents, require Bloom Education to consider this online petition regarding your recent communication.The communication advised your strategy for fees for Term 3 2020 in relation to the current global pandemic crisis.
Bloom Education, who are responsible for the business and day to day running of our school, Brighton College Abu Dhabi, state their Corporate Values to be :
Passion, Integrity, Togetherness, Caring, Ambition, Inspiration.
Collectively, as your fee paying customers, we feel that the recent communication fell short of your stated Values and lacked the social and moral responsibility you have to the school community at this unprecedented time, when many parents are struggling financially and emotionally.
Many other school businesses have communicated a full package of options to parents including hardship funding, flexible payment terms and many other workable solutions. They have indicated their parents should not be required to accumulate debts, so that the children, who should be at the heart of this crisis, should not be affected and continue with their human right to education. Your communication to parents provided none of these solutions and we require the school to reconsider how it supports both parents and staff during this time.
We therefore request that you reconsider your decision to as follows :
A.) Reduce Term 3 fees by 20% across the board and implement a better flexible payment strategy for parents.
Establish a Hardship Support Fund for those who are unable to afford to continue with their children's education. This can be a package negotiated on a case by case basis and allocated to need.
B.) Guarantee the continuation of full salaries of all teachers and staff during the period until school returns to normal.
C.) Ensure that those parents who have already paid in full for Term 3 are consulted on how the 20% discount is applied to their account and choices are provided in the form of credit for the subsequent Term and/or refunds are provided.
D.) Provide a detailed revised strategy on how the school will be supported during this period.
The time to support the school community is now and we have never needed your cooperation and support more. You have the opportunity to demonstrate how you practice your Corporate Values.
'WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER'
Signed
The Parents
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
April 8, 2020
Reached 100 supporters
April 7, 2020
154 Comments
I’ll be very grateful that all the fees collected go to teachers and staff; but what about the savings from reduced utility usage, stationery, arts supplies etc? Shouldn’t parents get compensated for the unused facilities and utilities ?
It would be good if the school can pass on the variable cost savings to parents without harming the livelihood of all teaching and non teaching staff. In addition, for parents who have been made redundant or taken pay cuts, to waive the term 3 fees in a case to case basis.
Unfair to invoice full fee for home schooling! Alkubairat refunded 50percent fee! Other schools same! Even if BCAD forces full fee now- they will lose a lot of admissions for next year as lot of kids/parents will move to other more compassionate institutions!
It’s disappointing that we are at the point where parents have to start a petition. Brighton is known for its leadership qualities but failed to demonstrate this at a time when it’s needed more than ever!
Bloom should negotiate in good faith and refrain from emotional blackmail. The tone of the letter from Bloom was insensitive, showed a complete lack of empathy and was totally out of sync with the economic reality of the current situation.
The current situation makes me want to change the school. And the problem is that my child is absolutely loving BCAD, her friends and most of the teachers. But me as a parent see a pure greed from Bloom and management of BCAD. We are ALL in this TOGETHER.
Hi. I have lost my job at the outset of the corona virus. I have 2 children at BCAD. Please reduce the fees for term 3 to help parents like me.
With job cuts - we hope Bloom can discount the school fees to alleviate the financial hardship.
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I’ll be very grateful that all the fees collected go to teachers and staff; but what about the savings from reduced utility usage, stationery, arts supplies etc? Shouldn’t parents get compensated for the unused facilities and utilities ?