Protests at the school gate, open letters, disputes at public meetings: it has been a tempestuous few months at Our Lady of Lourdes primary school, Wanstead, in east London. Last month the chair of governors, Greg Eglin, resigned after 30 years on the board. As he explained to the Ilford Recorder, he was stepping down “because I am opposed to academies”. Brentwood diocese plans to take Our Lady of Lourdes into a multi-academy trust (MAT). Eglin believes the academy model, in which schools are removed from the power of local authorities, is a mistake. “I think education should be the responsibility of the local democratically elected council,” he said.
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A power struggle is growing over England's Catholic schools
protests at the school gate, open letters, disputes at public meetings: it has been a tempestuous few months at our lady of lourdes primary ...
Dan Hitchens
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