SOS - Save Our Schools!

A local action group have started a petition to request a governmental enquiry into the consultation process carried out by the Isle of Wight Council over education reform.

A small group of concerned parents have started an online petition requesting the Prime Minister conduct a review of the Isle of Wight Council’s proposals for education reform, with a view to allowing standards to be raised WITHIN the existing system of education.

The petition has been raised in order to attempt to force an inquiry into the way the council have carried out the consultation process.

It draws attention to the fact that the consultative questionnaire provided the opportunity for respondents to only vote for one of three proposed options, all of which would mean large numbers of school closures.

The petition requests that a further consultation be carried out, which would allow for an opportunity to improve the standards of education within the current system, which it is felt is generally currently providing good levels of attainment for under 13 year olds.

This is not a petition to save any particular school, but rather to force an inquiry into the way the consultation has been carried out.

The petition is available at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SaveSchools/ and has been well received, with local councillors signing up.

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