This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to ask the Secretary of State at the DCSF to delay signing funding agreements with the Harris Federation and Oasis until a a review of Croydon Council's tactics in circumventing opposition to their plans have been investigated. More details
Submitted by Dr. Peter Latham of Croydon Save Our Schools – Deadline to sign up by: 17 June 2009 – Signatures: 194
* Croydon Council are proposing to make Haling Manor into a Harris Academy and Ashburton Junior, Infants and Secondary Schools into an Oasis Academy. * Haling Manor was recently praised by Jim Knight for its achievement putting it into the top 3% in terms of CVA. * Croydon Council have consistently delayed giving information to parents and the wider community. * They have refused to respond to challenges which factually question their statements. * Details of the public meetings were only released 4 weeks into the statutory consultation period. * At the public meetings, parents and the public were restricted to asking questions. * Time was not allowed for everyone to ask questions * Both Croydon Council and sponsors wrongly challenged facts given by opposers of the scheme, implying that they were lying. * By controlling the format of the meeting, denying a voice for opposition and deliberately issuing disinformation, the Council has denied parents a choice.
Dr. Peter Latham, the Petition Creator, joined by: