Teachers, parents and community say No to forcing Montgomery Primary School to become an Academy

Teachers in the NASUWT and NUT, together with GMB members, are taking a one-day strike on Tuesday 13th. There will be a picket line on Tuesday morning – feel free to come along early and show your support. (White Rd Sparkbrook, B11 1EH)

And this Sunday 11 December at 1.30pm the local community is holding a public meeting against the Academy takeover at the Sparkbrook Community Centre, Sydenham Rd, Sparkbrook. Again, come along and give your support.

Montgomery is in the front line of primary schools on Gove’s hit list. A strong campaign there can inspire other schools to fight back.

The school’s KS2 SATs results and extracts from its latest (2009) Ofsted report say the school is satisfactory (with some good aspects) and is improving. Of course everyone – staff, parents and the community – want the best education for their children but forcing the school to become an Academy isn’t the answer. The local authority should reject the DfE’s demand that the school be handed over to an Academy chain (ARK seems to be its favourite choice) which would be completely unaccountable to local parents and the community, and instead work with other successful local schools in a support network with Montgomery.

Richard Hatcher

On behalf of AABA
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