Petition to Governors of Woodleigh Federation. c/o Michelle Lambourne Clerk to the Governors.

We as the parents, and local community of Woodleigh Federation would like to inform the Governing body that both your letters (3rd and 6th February 2017) regarding joining the Link Academy Trust have not set to reassure parents that governors are consulting us on the decision to join, but feel that the decision has already been made.

We feel that we have not been presented with any information regarding what all the options are in replacing Mrs Leyman, and the for and against arguments for joining the Link Academy before the governors have decided that this is the best option. We are not against the idea of the Link Academy as an option, but we should have been consulted with, in order to consider all the options in line with the facts, prior to this decision being made according to due process.

We understand that you are going to arrange parent meetings after half term to give us information. We would like to be consulted rather than just informed, and given written information in addition to these meetings, on all options, as this is such a complex and important decision about the future of our village schools.

We appreciate the time that the governing body put to the management of our schools, however we are concerned this issue has been discussed by small number of governors for a long time without any parent consultation.

We are including the statement that this is a formal complaint, according to your procedures, in order to get proper consideration from the governing body.