Nearly 500 parents and families have signed an open letter to the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan calling for the academy order placed on King Edward VII School to be revoked.
In the open letter, they write: “This past school year has been a very unsettling and stressful time, which the whole community has worked incredibly hard to address. At the very start of this process, the majority of surveyed parents said they did not want forced academisation.
“It is therefore vital that the decision to revoke the academy order is made quickly and communicated to the school and parents to put an end to this uncertainty. We look forward to a resolution of this matter before the end of term.”
The call follows the recent reinspection of the school in which it was found to ‘good’ in all areas.
The school has already applied to have the academy order revoked in light of its improved rating, with the support of Sheffield’s Labour MPs. Read the Sheffield Star article here.
Stop the academisation of King Edward VII School 