"Go back to the Department for Education & rip up the behaviourist approach to education. It creates a world where neurodiverse children, those with anxiety, mental health and even the timid cannot survive." Absolutely agree 💙Rachael Maskell MP 👏 Square Peg Not Fine in School

Carmel O’Hagan. ⚫️ Ask questions. Bridget Phillipson Byron Court School forced into Harris Federation, MATS bosses dominate curriculum review, Oak Academy funded at the expense of teacher professionalism, BTECs threatened and T levels supported against the evidence. Where is the promised transformation of the education system? 1/2

A very sad story of how brutal academisation can be…😢 Previous identity wiped out by the conglomerate that is Harris. How devastating & upsetting for the pupils, parents, staff & community. This is not the way to run our schools Bridget Phillipson Stephen Morgan MP ….

There is a significant problem with academisation of schools, moving them from LAs to private companies. This is a huge problem. Bridget Phillipson needs to get a grip. There is zero accountability in academies. Huge issues.

Warwick Mansell This is an utterly depressing thread. There were such high hopes for change but this week has been one of disappointment and upholding of the status quo. How sad for the teachers, pupils, parents and community around Byron Court Primary.

Warwick Mansell As you mention, the MAT influencers started work before the election. Extract from Schools Week July 5...

Surely this has to stop Bridget Phillipson

Warwick Mansell Absolutely appalling that this school was forced to change even name and community, it seems Harris just colonised the school. Awful for the families, staff and community around. If I was a parent I will be home schooling until finding a LA school.

Shocking and lengthy 🧵 showing how easy it is for the private sector to take over schools in England, often with no regard given to parental opposition.

For anyone who asked us why we were so opposed to forced academisation at our secondary school read this thread….

I think the new government have got lots of things right, but really unimpressed with the new government’s approach to education. A continuation of failure of the many dressed up as league table success. Bridget Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson stop academisation of schools!

Why the U-turn, Bridget Phillipson Keir Starmer The Labour Party. Heartbreaking for these children, parents, and everyone who trusted you with their vote in the belief that you would keep your promise to curtail the rampage of the MATs.

Why are state schools *still* being press-ganged into academy status in the face of resistance from parents and communities?

This brutal disrespect of community history is totally unnecessary

Pam Jarvis Bridget Phillipson Keir Starmer The Labour Party Agree…the forced academisation of Byron court has been a farce. The sheer arrogance of Harris chain…..how awful for that school community.