Copland staff and
parents underwhelmed by ‘consultation’
process.
Guest blog by 'Participatory Democracy'
Copland staff have always been a little
sceptical about ‘consultation’, possibly since ex-Head Davies once announced to
a full staff meeting (on applying for Trust status) : ‘the consultation period
is over’, having omitted to do anything to indicate that it had ever actually
begun. So when various Ark representatives, including the Ark Academy Head,
Dame Delia Smith OBE, and IEB members fronted a ‘consultation’ meeting for
Copland staff last Thursday, no one was expecting them to get a warm reception.
And that’s exactly what they didn’t get. Still, as almost all the staff had
only ever seen one member of the IEB before, it was, if nothing else, a chance for them to get a glimpse of this
year’s latest new bosses. Or, as one
‘deleted’ teacher put it: ‘it’s always nice to be able to put a face to your
redundancy notice’.
