Parents Interested in the Langton Academisation Plan - PILAP

ARE YOU HAPPY TO BE SILENCED? ARE YOU CONTENT WITH LANGTON LEADERS SHUTTING DOWN ANYONE WHO ASKS CHALLENGING QUESTIONS?

The ‘consultation’ finishes today. 90+ questions remain unanswered and the case for academisation with CAT has simply not been made. Email [email protected] to add your name to our formal complaint. Read why below.

With Gilda Scarfe, a key driver on academisation, suffering an inglorious departure from both Langton and Canterbury Academy boards, following academic fraud allegations, and with the minutes below showing a concerted effort to ignore parents and ‘control the narrative’ rather than engage, WE CALL ON ALL INTERESTED PARENTS to make their voices heard NOW.

PILAP calls for this academisation process to be halted until there can be a credible process, a carefully considered new chair of governors, a full board with full parent/carer representation, and proper scrutiny of any proposal. Langton is better than this and we sincerely hope the departure of the form chair can be a chance to reset.

We repeat: we are an not anti-academisation group - we are a mixed bag of parents/carers/staff/students who care about Langton and that such a significant, irreversible change be pursued properly, with robust governance and scrutiny, undertaken for the right reasons at the right time for the benefit of all students and the school, securing its future.

Dozens of us will now lodge a formal complaint having exhausted all attempts to engage productively with the SLT. If you would agree and would like to add your name to the list, just email [email protected].

The Langton consultation closes soon. Be sure to have your say, and demand answers to your questions
https://thelangton.org.uk/information/consultation/

Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys

This is one of many letters from PILAP members sent to SLB in response to the consultation. The core approach of PILAP is moderate, measured, rational and evidence-based. This letter exemplifies this approach and also many crucial issues we wish the school would seriously consider before surging ahead with the irreversible change that is academisation.

Consultation on Academisation

Consultation Consultation on the proposed conversion of Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys (The Langton) to an academy within The Canterbury Academy Trust and form The Canterbury Trust

The PILAP team have written to SLB this morning asking again for our collated questions (from our group of over 120 parents) to be answered.

Join our conversation.

If you are a Langton Boys parent, carer or student interested in understanding the Langton's academisation plan and how you can respond to the consultation with your views, you can request to join our supportive and inclusive WhatsApp group:
https://forms.gle/sbmgQHnmdjehQykr6

ANY QUESTIONS? Yes! Lots of them.
For those interested in highly pertinent questions like this and other genuine concerns on academisation that remain unanswered these are available below in a simple list that everyone can access and see answers as they are provided.
You can add to these and leaders can offer answers if they choose via [email protected]
All of these questions have been submitted for the 'live FAQ' but have not appeared so we will host to allow the leadership or their proxies to provide answers and we will continue to update.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FhOJfoFRU-tsDkD4W5KkUURaz-PJ4kAYDcjgLnXHQ5M/edit?fbclid=IwAR0MVHUmgmf2n1apq8RjoIZ594o1NiURmNPHW_SJ7EAisyM8OmsmbAZbrWk =0

Langton Academisation Quesions (PILAP) Sheet1 PARENTS INTERESTED IN THE LANGTON CONSULTATION PLAN (PILAP) Collated questions for The Langton Consultation email any additional questions to [email protected],Progress - Pending:95 Answered:0 Partial:3 No.,Status,Question,Category,Answer / Notes,Submitted,Priority (based on number of...

*The truth behind the Langton consultation*
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From the Canterbury Academy Trust Board meeting, 28 June 2023
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These minutes obtained again via FOI make clear that even if 100% of the parents object to academisation it will go ahead anyway. We are apparently all a little 'difficult' since COVID

We think it would be wise for the governors to apologise, not only for the offence but also for the considerable collective time and scarce money wasted on this frivolous consultation exercise. Further, it would be useful if they could explain how they might regain the trust to act in the best interests of parents and children going forward. Until such time - academisation plans should be suspended."

Full document here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Ea2pgqXFaAmC2YQv82NPoFW4QUwx06f/view?usp=drivesdk

If you are a Langton Boys parent, carer or student interested in understanding the Langton's academisation plan and how you can respond to the consultation with your views, you can request to join our supportive and inclusive WhatsApp group:
https://forms.gle/sbmgQHnmdjehQykr6

Breaking News:
The Langton and Canterbury Academy Trust have NOT even applied to the Department for Education regarding academising yet, but both are announcing this irreversible change to staff, parents/carers and students as if it is done deal. Read full response from DfE here: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/simon_langton_boys_grammar_schoo

On Monday 9 October, the Head Teacher announced the start of the consultation period. Did you receive the communication? Can you understand everything that was sent?

Email the school ([email protected]) if you have not received the communication and the many very lengthy documents that were attached. If you are having trouble understanding those documents, which were sent to all parents and students, please *demand accessible versions* that will enable you and your young people to effectively respond. The consultation must be inclusive!

If you need support, have questions and wish to join the conversation with other concerned parents, carers, students and (increasing numbers of) staff, email us: [email protected]