Protest Rally in Chapelfield Gardens after a march through Norwich against the forced Academisation of The Hewett School : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Protest Rally in Chapelfield Gardens after a march through Norwich against the forced Academisation of The Hewett School / Roger Blackwell
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| 説明 | The News Line Monday March 16 2015 PAGE 9'Save Hewett Secondary School'BY A LOCAL REPORTERHUNDREDS of people marched from the Town Hall Norwich to a rally in Chapelfield Gardens on Saturday, to save the Hewett Secondary School. There were pupils, parents and friends and teachers. The Hewett secondary school is threatened with forced academy status. The marchers carried banners saying Hands off Hewett. Don't let the Tories give Hewett away. Don't privatise Hewett. A young pupil, Mya Hopkins, spoke to News Line. She said: 'It's wrong because they are ruining schools. They're forcing schools to change. 'When they're an academy they get more money. Schools should stay how they are. It is a very good school. We should kick the Tories out.' David Dickerson said: 'I'd like to see it as it is now; state-run, rather than an academy. I've got a grandchild going to the school next year. It's a good school as it is .. 'It always has been. There's big business behind this, selling land and assets. There's been too many of these academies and we're not sure how they're going to go. We don't want public service parasites.' Sixth former, Ashley Woodvine said: 'I don't think its right for corporations to have any role in education, especially as Hewett is one of the only Local Authority schools left. 'Parents should have a choice where they send their kids. I don't want Inspiration Trust to take over my school.' Pupil, Ben Holland said: 'Academies aren't proven to benefit schools. I like the school how it is at the minute, with our current Art College status. We have very good teachers. 'We are worried that this will end up as a profit making business. Education should stay state controlled. The Council also wants it to stay under its control.' Margaret Manning said: 'All schools should stay under one authority. When a school becomes an academy the council loses control of the finances and can't provide the supporting services. We must defend state education.' At the rally, the first speaker was Emma Corlett, Labour Councillor, and parent to a child at a local primary school hoping to go to the Hewett. She said the fight was on with the Department of Education (DofE) every inch of the way. She declared: 'They turfed the governors out last week. We think this is unprecedented and politically motivated, so close to the election. They forced the setting up of an interim board.' She pointed out that Lord Naish and Theodore Agnew, a Tory donor, are on the Academies department of the DofE. Corlett added: 'This is about theft of the community assets that belong to this city. 'We are determined to go to Judicial Review on this. There is an emergency sitting of the Childrens' services on Tuesday this week which can vote for a JR. We need a high turnout in the gallery.' At the rally, Mick O'Brian, NUT, and Governor Teacher and Assistant Head of a community school said: 'It is hard for the teachers at the Hewett school to speak. So we are here in solidarity. 'This is part of a much bigger fight for comprehensive education. 'We are told that academy and free schools raise standards. But there is no evidence for this. 'They say it gives more freedom, but schools can get support from the local authority (LA) and professional teachers are in charge. 'Yes they get more money per pupil, but they do not get LA support services, so they have to buy these. Do we want our schools run as businesses or by professional teachers? 'Comprehensive schools matter. They have high expectations of all pupils. They know their pupils. There is a broad and balanced curriculum which includes Arts and Sports. Children are taught to have curiosity about the world around them. They have fully qualified teachers. 'Last year, the teachers went on strike over pension changes. Two fifths of teachers quit in the last two years. We called on Gove to go and he had to go. This proves protest works. 'Schools must. stay under LA control and we must make sure the next government carries this out.' Bishop Peter Fox said his son went to the Hewett school and got a 2.1 degree at university. He said: 'It is a fantastic school for highfliers and every ability level. 'They allow every pupil to achieve what they can achieve. They help children to become human beings and fulfil their potential. 'The teachers are heroic. To get rid of this school is serious moral vandalism. 'They are not listening. Its supposed to be democracy and freedom. We're getting dumped on. They have got rid of the governors we appointed.' The background to the situation at the school is that in the last week all 22 governors of the school were sacked by the DotE. Some had been at the school for 25 years. The school had had very good ratings 18 months ago. But in October the Ofsted rating was poor and the school was put into special measures. .The governors set up an improvement board and met weekly- with the head. All the performance measures were being addressed. HM inspectors came in and said they were making good progress. Then in November, the DofE told Norfolk County Council to put in an interim executive board to take over from the governors. The County Council came up with five names. Two months later, they were told that these five people were not acceptable and five were chosen by the DofE instead. These included a regional director of Ofsted, a solicitor, and two people who came from outside the county. Then suddenly these letters appeared in the post last week. Lord Naish is the government minister dealing with the academy programme. A non-executive director of the Academies division of the DofE, is Theodore Agnew. He is also the Chief Executive of the Inspiration Trust. The Inspiration Trusts is the one chosen by the DofE to take over the Hewett school. The Hewett school has huge playing fields. Other speakers included a parent, Lesley Graham prospective MP for the Green Party. www.wrp.org.uk/ |
| 撮影日 | 2015-03-14 12:51:22 |
| 撮影者 | Roger Blackwell , Norwich, UK |
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| 撮影地 | Norwich, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
| カメラ | Canon PowerShot G1 X , Canon |
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