Teachers strike over attempt to force school to become sponsored academy

Article in The Guardian (22 May 2012)

"Parents and striking teachers have joined forces outside a school in north London to protest at the government's attempt to force it to become a sponsored academy.

Downhills primary school in Haringey, which was placed in special measures earlier this year after failing an Ofsted inspection, was closed to pupils on Tuesday as all 20 teachers went on strike.

The teachers, all National Union of Teachers (NUT) members, were joined by up to 30 parents for a demonstration against proposals by the Department for Education (DfE) to impose academy status.

Parent Sarah Williams, 40, who has two sons at the school, said: "There is absolutely no evidence that a change in structure improves children's educational outcomes."



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