Stamshaw Junior School is changing to an academy. I am a parent of children at Stamshaw Junior School and I am very concerned about how the whole process has been handled.
We have not been listened to from the start. We just want to know if the best is being done for our children and no one will give us the answers.
174 stakeholders have been balloted asking whether they are FOR converting to an academy with Portswood, I don't know or that they would like the IEB to look for an alternative.
3 parents voted FOR
48 stakeholders voted for an alternative
123 parents voted for an alternative
Staff were balloted separately and 37 staff were balloted. A total of 36 voted against.
We are not against the school changing, what we are objecting to is the way Portsmouth City Council (PCC) and the Interim Executive Board (IEB) is treating the teachers and parents over the proposed change.
We have been lied to twice now by PCC. We asked about the school federating with Stamshaw Infant School and the answer from the IEB and PCC was that the governor of the infants turned it down flat.
Mrs cooper attended the last consultation meeting and said "Stamshaw Infants wanted to federate with the Junior School." Jo Cooper (Head of Infants)
But PCC said no. We were told by Julien Kramer, interim head of education at Portsmouth City Council that Mr Cattermole had removed for his position.
The parents and teachers got told in a letter last year he had retired.
No one is listening to us. We just want to know the truth and what is best for our children.
Please sign our petition to help us get the answers.
Updates
February 25, 2015
The feedback I have gathered from other parents reveals a shared frustration regarding the lack of transparency in this process. I am currently working to verify conflicting statements made by local officials so we can hold the decision makers accountable for their actions.
February 25, 2015
Seeing this movement grow confirms that we are not alone in our desire for transparency and respect for our school community. This momentum shows that the people entrusted with our children's future must finally address the questions we have been asking for weeks.
8 Comments
This has been handled badly, there appears to be little consultation with parents.....Look at the figures, very few parents or staff want this change to go ahead. Stamshaw should merge withStamshaw infants, not an unknown school based miles away. LISTEN TO THE PARENTS!
think its awful how us as parents havant been listened to.with out us as parents and are children there wouldnt be a school.we should of been asked before the decision was mad back in july
save stamshaw school
No to a academy
keep it as a junior school no academy needed here.
We are going through the same at our school, Twydall Primary. Please sign our petition too. https://www.change.org/p/the-department-for-education-give-twydall-primary-school-governing-body-a-choice-of-academy-sponsors-as-the-current-proposal-of-thinking-schools-academy-trust-is-an-inappropriate-selection-for-the-school
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Stamshaw Junior School is changing to an academy. I am a parent of children at Stamshaw Junior School and I am very concerned about how the whole process has been handled.
We have not been listened to from the start. We just want to know if the best is being done for our children and no one will give us the answers.
174 stakeholders have been balloted asking whether they are FOR converting to an academy with Portswood, I don't know or that they would like the IEB to look for an alternative.
3 parents voted FOR
48 stakeholders voted for an alternative
123 parents voted for an alternative
Staff were balloted separately and 37 staff were balloted. A total of 36 voted against.
We are not against the school changing, what we are objecting to is the way Portsmouth City Council (PCC) and the Interim Executive Board (IEB) is treating the teachers and parents over the proposed change.
We have been lied to twice now by PCC. We asked about the school federating with Stamshaw Infant School and the answer from the IEB and PCC was that the governor of the infants turned it down flat.
Mrs cooper attended the last consultation meeting and said "Stamshaw Infants wanted to federate with the Junior School." Jo Cooper (Head of Infants)
But PCC said no. We were told by Julien Kramer, interim head of education at Portsmouth City Council that Mr Cattermole had removed for his position.
The parents and teachers got told in a letter last year he had retired.
No one is listening to us. We just want to know the truth and what is best for our children.
Please sign our petition to help us get the answers.
Updates
February 25, 2015
The feedback I have gathered from other parents reveals a shared frustration regarding the lack of transparency in this process. I am currently working to verify conflicting statements made by local officials so we can hold the decision makers accountable for their actions.
February 25, 2015
Seeing this movement grow confirms that we are not alone in our desire for transparency and respect for our school community. This momentum shows that the people entrusted with our children's future must finally address the questions we have been asking for weeks.
8 Comments
It should be the parents who decide not a small number of individuals on an imposed governing body
This has been handled badly, there appears to be little consultation with parents.....Look at the figures, very few parents or staff want this change to go ahead. Stamshaw should merge withStamshaw infants, not an unknown school based miles away. LISTEN TO THE PARENTS!
think its awful how us as parents havant been listened to.with out us as parents and are children there wouldnt be a school.we should of been asked before the decision was mad back in july
save stamshaw school
No to a academy
keep it as a junior school no academy needed here.
We are going through the same at our school, Twydall Primary. Please sign our petition too. https://www.change.org/p/the-department-for-education-give-twydall-primary-school-governing-body-a-choice-of-academy-sponsors-as-the-current-proposal-of-thinking-schools-academy-trust-is-an-inappropriate-selection-for-the-school
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It should be the parents who decide not a small number of individuals on an imposed governing body