Make of this news bulletin what you will.
Rather convenient that all four private Cumbrian Academies don't have their figures publicised the same way, don't you think?
Once more this unwanted project is mired in controversy. So much for a bright new future. No single party seems to have a clue about what is going on and the 'consensus' among the educationalists, the councillors, the DCSF and the civil servants is breaking down across the pages of the local paper.
As astonishing as it is the paper is actually breaking away from it's position as "official" Academy newsletter and has printed some "evidence" that some peeps on or in the County Council haven't been as open and above board as they should have been.
Who'd have thought it?
What I think has actually happened is this and if anyone knows any different then please feel free to enlighten me.
Having now read this document available on the Academy Company website it is clear in my mind that this consultation is simply a PR exercise for a single site Academy.
Have a read for yourself and see what conclusion you come to.
PS
MC2 and Mouchel are nowhere near as good as concocting a biased consultation document as Cumbria County Council and CN Group Research are!
Anne Burns is a professional County Councillor who has some portfolio
or other for children's issues. She is a Labour councillor. She has been a County Councillor for quite
a while.
Jack Richardson is a borough
councillor who moves from ward to ward to make sure he can get himself
re-elected. He is of the conservative persuasion and has been voted by
his 57 old farts councillors to be council leader. A grand title
indeed. He also has extensive experience of being a County councillor.
Here are Anne Burns and JR's "words of wisdom" regarding this most contentious of issues.
Here in Barrow we have two fine school buildings facing possible demolition at the hands of the County Council and yet the BBC delivers a report from English Heritage that argues such buildings are built to last and should be preserved as there are clear and measurable benefits in doing so.
We also had Moira Swann spinning the blatant lie, the proven lie, that school rolls are falling fast to get her Academies programme completed. The Telegraph has a report to show that in fact they are going in the opposite direction.
Just had some news I had heard a while back confirmed.
Moira Swann the architect of the Cumbrian Academies programme and the bane of Barrow is leaving her post this summer.
Barrow needed an Academy?
Moira Swann
Enid Fraser
Anne Attwood
Dave Kelly
Jim Buchanan
Anne Burns
Stewart Young
and many, many other people who contributed to the lies contained within the "expression of interest" document dissected on this very site (use the search box to see for yourselves)