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| 'Santas' support the last Copland strike |
CoplandCommunity Schoolwill beclosed againtomorrow(Tuesday 17thDecember)asstafftaketheirfourth dayof strike actiontoopposetheattempt toforce them to becomeanARKacademy.Staff who met today at lunchtime votedabsolutelyoverwhelminglyforthestrike to go ahead as themanagementhadobviouslynottaken theattempts bytheUnion to cometoa negotiatedsettlement, which couldhaveavoidedthe strike. (Seeguest post below).This showsthe staff's resolvenotto bemanipulatedand to standupagainst theSecretary of Statefor Education, Michael Gove'sdrive to privatisation,notevenallowinganyproper consultation.
Barkingand Dagenhamcouncillorshave votedunanimouslytoballottheparentsofanyschoolthat is consultingon whether ornot to becomean academy–throughchoice orbydirection.This isa direct challengetoattempts byGove to force schoolsto becomeacademies. It's a shamethatBrent Council have notfollowed theirexample. Theyshouldnowdoso.
There will be a picketoutside theschoolfrom7.30amtomorrow.