If it weren’t so serious it would be laughable that the Governors (released on their website on April 1) a letter offering, as a benefit of conversion, the grand sum of £70,000 for Vale, £70,000 for Ladywell and £50,000 for Hilly Fields.
This is a Federation that in 2014 had a combined income of £17 million, and made in what must surely be a co-incidence (??) the same amount, (£190,000) from facilities and services.
As a public service (since most communications from the school don’t actually reach parents) we reproduce them below.
And we would ask the question – where is this money coming from?
Ladywell | Vale | Hilly Fields |
£70,000 | £70,000 | £50,000 |
A full time counsellor (supporting well-being for students);
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A full time counsellor (supporting well-being for students);
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Curriculum developments such as Latin or Mandarin in the curriculum | Curriculum developments such as Latin or Mandarin in the curriculum | Curriculum developments such as Japanese or Mandarin in the curriculum |
Introduction of numeracy support classes in year 7
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Introduction of numeracy and literacy support classes in year 7
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Protection of small group subjects in the 6th Form |
Gifted and talented maths groups in the Primary Phase
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The Headteacher and his team would be able to vary the curriculum 11 -16 to meet pupil needs more effectively | The Headteacher and his team would be able to vary the curriculum 3 -16 to meet pupil needs more effectively | The Headteacher and her team would be able to vary the curriculum 11 -16 to meet pupil needs more effectively. |
It would give the freedom at Key Stage 2 and 3 for subject experts to decide their own curriculum and prepare more effectively for Key Stage 4 and 5, than the proposed arrangements under the National Curriculum would
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It would give the freedom at Key Stage 2 and 3 for subject experts to decide their own curriculum and prepare more effectively for Key Stage 4 and 5, than the proposed arrangements under the National Curriculum would
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Academy conversion gives the freedom at Key Stage 3 for departments to decide their own curriculum and prepare more effectively for Key Stage 4 and 5 than the proposed arrangements under the National Curriculum would |