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Colin James, Room 113, County Hall, Chichester PO19 1RF. Telephone 01243 777751. This comes as a double blow to the village after an announcement in late 2007 that the church was to be made redundant - click NAME No Academy in Midhurst or Easebourne This blog is a forum for citizens with an interest in proposed changes to education in the Rother Valley. Why not Northchapel? - Northchapel Primary School Campaigners claim survey about opinions on Midhurst Academy was biased Midhurst & Petworth Observer - Apr 08 Why is an Academy in Midhurst needed? Your questions answered Is an Academy for the Rother Valley a good idea? Mark Dunn, West Sussex cabinet member for children and young people's services, responds to questions invited from Observer readers. Midhurst & Petworth Observer - Apr 08 Man at centre of Midhurst Academy plans changes roles Midhurst & Petworth Observer - Apr 08 Fighting Academies in Midhurst MANY ROTHER VALLEY SCHOOLS ARE UNDER THREAT OF CLOSURE Click here and give your opinion This West Sussex County Council link is now offline. A statement made by Rev. Chris Boxley..Ex Midhurst Grammar School teacher and priest at St. James, Heyshott Re: April 2008 village newsletter, regarding academies. "People have asked me, in the context of schools, why I am opposed to academies and in particular the one proposed for the Rother Valley. As a staunch supporter of state comprehensive education I don't want any part of the system to be privatised, which is what happens when a school is put into the hands of a sponsor. When the school is handed over, the sponsor, for about £500,000, gains total control over buildings, governance and curriculum. The money awarded from government will be around £30 million, to build the school. Resources are procured and conditions applied that favour the academy over local authority schools, but there is no evidence that the sponsors offer anything better educationally than LA schools, in fact the curriculum is often thinned down to leave out History, Geography, Music, Art, Drama and a modern language." Further statement by Chris Boxley as a NAME spokesperson ARCHIVED ARTICLE email received 05.03.2008 5th March 2008 Dear Residents North Chichester County Local Committee [ CLC ] - next meeting - Tuesday 18th March 2008, Lodsworth Village Hall. I would like to invite you to the above meeting. The timing and format for this differs to previous CLC meetings. From 2pm to 5 pm there will be a "talk with us" style event and the theme will be Planning Rother Valley Schools for the Future. Last term the County Council consulted on the issues that need to be addressed and wanted to draw from the consultation the principles that the future organisation of schools in the Rother Valley should follow. Last week the County Council published its proposals, based on those principles. At this "talk with us" event there will be several "stalls" where people can chat through their own individual school issues regarding extended schools, standards, capital issues, academies, transport, governance/school reorganisation process and the justification for individual options. At 5 pm a shorter than usual formal CLC meeting will begin and run until approximately 6 pm. Nola Hendon County Councillor for Midhurst Division Chairman of North Chichester County Local Committee |
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