Just before noon today (28th August) the Facebook page for the proposed Becket Keys Church of England School was edited (or perhaps we should more properly say censored). The majority of contributor comments were removed and the following statement was posted and also tweeted via the @BecketKeys Twitter account: “With the school formally open from […] Continue reading
We could only speculate about what the summer held for the existing and future secondary schools in Brentwood when we wrote our post “Six weeks holiday and then…?” http://wp.me/p2dr6s-9N on 20th July. We hoped, and expected, that we would have a much clearer picture about educational provision in the town in time for the return […] Continue reading
I received a letter this morning following correspondence with our local MP, Rt Hon Eric Pickles, as reported in “Two pages: how taxpayers money is being awarded to Becket Keys” http://wp.me/p2dr6s-9y. Along with a covering letter from Mr Pickles it also contained a full response from the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Michael […] Continue reading
Following recent local news coverage, the 10th-23rd August edition of national magazine Private Eye was published this morning and contains a piece on the “Russell Education Trust” and Becket Keys Church of England School. The article was published on page 38 and is reproduced below. An on-line version will be published should it become available:
This morning we were passed the following correspondence by a local parent who wished to share their concern about the apparent lack of transparency in the free school approval process. Justine Ambrose was also concerned about the subsequent viability of the reaction of the Department for Education (DfE) to the readiness review as reported by […] Continue reading
With the summer holiday well underway and the very pleasant distraction of the 2012 Olympics taking place on our doorstep, you will not be surprised by the diminished frequency of posts on our site during this period. We can assure you though that our group continues to monitor news relevant to the educational landscape in […] Continue reading
