CHINGFORD: Schools to form academy trust despite consultation fears

Article by Joe Curtis on http://www.guardian-series.co.uk (13 June 2012)


"TWO secondary schools look set to controversially merge despite concerns over a lack of consultation with parents.

Chingford Foundation School and Rush Croft Sports College hope to form a single academy trust in September.

This would mean the schools would move out of council control, unite under one governing body and could share facilities and staff.

But the National Union of Teachers (NUT) said parents of children at Rush Croft in Rushcroft Road were not properly consulted on the move and could take further action in an attempt to halt the process.


Rinaldo Frezzato, Waltham Forest NUT representative, said: "We are concerned about the lack of consultation and we will be challenging that.
"There's the possibility of industrial action on the horizon if they do not consult parents.""


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