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| 'Santas' support the last Copland strike |
Copland Community School will be closed again tomorrow
(Tuesday 17th December)
as staff take their fourth day of strike action to oppose
the attempt to force them to become an ARK
academy. Staff who met today at lunchtime voted absolutely overwhelmingly for the strike to go ahead as the management had obviously not taken
the attempts by the Union
to come to a negotiated settlement, which could have avoided the strike. (See guest post below). This shows
the staff's resolve not to be manipulated and to stand up against the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove's drive
to privatisation, not even
allowing any proper consultation.
Barking and Dagenham councillors have voted unanimously to ballot the parents
of any school that is consulting on whether or not to become an academy – through choice or
by direction. This is
a direct challenge to attempts by Gove to force schools to become
academies. It's a shame that Brent
Council have not followed their example. They should now do so.
There will be
a picket outside the school
from 7.30 am tomorrow.
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