tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601510630767929201.post6882795911497715237..comments2024-01-11T14:49:22.005+00:00Comments on Martin Powell-Davies - teacher, trade unionist and socialist: Prendergast Academy Order rescinded - questions needing answersMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561427714319716345noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601510630767929201.post-70790353067080810322015-05-31T08:42:44.808+01:002015-05-31T08:42:44.808+01:00There is no evidence on the The Leathersellers’ Fe...There is no evidence on the The Leathersellers’ Federation of Schools website that the Prendergast Ladywell School application for an Academy Order is valid. The decision to apply for the Order was made at the 15 February Governing Body meeting, but the school's Parent Governor's apologies for absence are recorded in the minutes. The Parent Governor may have supported the application outside the meeting (the support of a majority of governors is not required just six governors which must include the parent governor). The 15 February minutes also record the resignation 10 days before the meeting of the Prendergast Vale School parent governor, so there was not one in place when the application was made so his/her support is not required to make a valid application.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601510630767929201.post-29346555334428617572015-05-28T22:25:30.635+01:002015-05-28T22:25:30.635+01:00This comment about teachers taking action when the...This comment about teachers taking action when there are "important exams" I do not understand - and never have when it it is thrown at us. Would the exams still go on if teachers were on strike? Yes - they would. Teachers no longer invigilate exams - specially employed exam invigilators do - in fact, if I try to walk into the Exam hall during an exam, I am asked to leave! Further to that, the NUT is still running scared of calling any action during the exam period exactly because of this same ridiculous and mistaken logic - that we may somehow be portrayed as totally irresponsible for taking action which may 'disrupt' exams when in fact it would do nothing of the sort.Armageddondaysnoreply@blogger.com