Birmingham City Council must stop colluding with the DfE on forced academies.

APF demands open and democratic consultation for the parents and staff of Small Heath School while matters are at a formative stage. Analysis by Henry Stewart for the Local Schools Network of the latest GCSE data once again shows that non-academies improve faster than academies. The evidence now is overwhelming, yet schools like Small Heath […]

Parents of Small Heath School issue statement supporting strike action

The following statement has been issued by parents of Small Heath School who have been campaigning against forced academy status for their school; Parents and ex-pupils of the Parents of Small Heath (POSH) Campaign are supporting the strike action on Tuesday 20th October by teachers and staff at Small Heath School. We believe that staff […]

Making the CASE for Education in Birmingham – Update

On 27th November a meeting was held to discuss the establishment of a Birmingham branch of the Campaign for State Education (CASE). This was supported by Ask Parents First among others. It was agreed by all present to establish a Birmingham CASE group and that the first action of the group would be to organise […]

Making the CASE for Education in Birmingham

Education is undergoing unprecedented change at every phase from early years through primary and secondary to FE and beyond, and in every aspect from structure to curriculum. We need a forum in Birmingham where these changes can be discussed and the case for a fair, egalitarian, democratic comprehensive education can be made. That is why […]

West Heath Primary parent victory against forced academy

Governors, Headteachers, and above all the new administration at Birmingham City Council take note – West Heath parents have shown there is everything to fight for. On 26th September West Heath parents learned that they had won their campaign against forced academy. Sadly the Headteacher and Governors fell at the first post, caving in to […]

Waseley High governors vote for academy conversion

A report on the Waseley High parents campaign by Cormac Loane On 29th February I attended the Parents Consultation Meeting on academy status at my son’s school, Waseley Hills High School in Worcestershire. After the Head Teacher had spoken for 15 minutes in favour of academy conversion I stood up and spoke briefly against, and […]

Build a Campaign

The following link comes from the successful Hands Off Bournville School Campaign. It is a comprehensive guide to campaigning for meaningful consultation. The HOBS campaign successfully fought voluntary academy conversion at a large and successful secondary school in Birmingham, and while the situation is very different for forced academies, the principles of building a successful […]

Advice from the Save Montgomery School on campaigning against forced academy status

By Mohammed Ashraf Firstly I would like to say as I have mentioned before, how important it is for parents to understand the purpose of the campaign so I stress that you do your own research in addition to this. Montgomery School Campaign Why as parents we decided to start a campaign Currently with a […]

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