tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24691627.post7170942088110723067..comments2023-06-13T15:05:46.436+01:00Comments on Green Ladywell: Who do you want to see running Lewisham Schools?Ute Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15819271761643921236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24691627.post-11030702235467355532009-07-14T15:02:26.971+01:002009-07-14T15:02:26.971+01:00All very good questions. It appears to be a case o...All very good questions. It appears to be a case of officers following national government policy. This hasn't been considered by the Council or M&C yet as far as I am aware, and I'm not aware of any mayoral or cabinet member statement on the proposals either. The benefits of the proposals seem very tentative to me, although the benefits to Colfe's in terms of maintaining their charitable status seem clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24691627.post-79174764801041161962009-07-07T09:53:06.819+01:002009-07-07T09:53:06.819+01:00What I am confused about (!) is why is Lewisham Co...What I am confused about (!) is why is Lewisham Council rushing to divest itself of the responsibility for education in the Borough? Is it planning to "downsize" the education department and so save money? I think the Council is delivering itself a massive "no confidence" vote in it's ability to run education in the Borough. This surely reflects badly on the Mayor, and the Cabinet Member for Young People.<br />Of concern has to be the lack of influence parents and teachers will have in the running of the schools their children attend, or they teach at. The Goldsmith's Federation looks, as has been pointed out, like a self-perpetuating governing body. The Prendergast Federation reduces the representation from it's constituent parts, as does the Aske's/Manson "partnership". <br />Is Lewisham becoming a Borough where the education is privately run and where housing is in the hands of speculative developers and the ever-expanding housing associations?Geoffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889132018201394008noreply@blogger.com