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NASUWT Slam Council Over School Changes

Monday, 16th November, 2009 at 8:38 am, Isle of Wight

Island-wide, Isle of Wight Council, News, Politics, School Reform

IW Radio report this morning that national teachers’ union, the NASUWT, is criticising the Isle of Wight Council for their proposed changes to the education system on the Isle of Wight.

NASUWT Slam Council Over School ChangesThey tell us that the union say proposed changes are ‘disorganised and lacking in detail’, and the union ‘questions whether the reorganisation will improve standards’.

Consultation for the change from three to two tiers took place in 2007, seeing thousands object to the plans by taking part in several protest marches and rallies.

Following consultation, the IWC voted to go ahead with the changes, stating that the majority of those who responded to the consultation in writing were in favour of the changes.

Read more on the school reorganisation.

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3 Responses to “NASUWT Slam Council Over School Changes”

  1. +1 Click if you like this comment Steephill Jack     says:
    16, November 2009 at 4:42 pm

    They have my sympathy, but isn’t it a bit late “to question whether the reorganisation will improve standards”?
    Maybe they had to wait until now because earlier on it would have appeared to be ‘party political’.

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  2. Click if you like this comment SB     says:
    16, November 2009 at 10:50 pm

    See also

    http://www.iwradio.co.uk/newscentre/island-news/more-school-closures-for-2012-claims-union-220

    “What primary headteachers have been told is that once the new two-tier model is fully established by 2012, with all schools having a 4-11 age range, the IW Council will be able to consider whether the existing number of primary schools will be viable in the longer-term, taking into account government policy at the time, along with the council’s policy of schools being a minimum of one form entry.

    “We have always said …

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  3. Click if you like this comment Rachel Austin     says:
    20, November 2009 at 11:42 am

    If the Council believes “the majority of those who responded to the consultation in writing were in favour of the changes”, the consultation process is at fault; clearly the majority are not in favour of the changes. I completed the consultation questionnaire and its format led me to believe that genuine consultation was not its purpose.

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