SAVE BELPER SCHOOL 

In a shock move announced yesterday, Belper School Governors are actively seeking an Multi Academy Trust (MAT) into which to sacrifice our Belper Schools independence.

Academisation is driving down staff pay, terms and conditions, alienating communities and has caused the fragmentation of the education system. Its leaders cream eyewatering salaries from our schools, and standards often drop. 

A 2018 report by researchers at the University College London (UCL) Institute of Education found there was no positive impact on the attainment and progress scores of pupils in MATs when compared to equivalent non-MAT schools. Pupils in larger MATs (those with 16-plus schools) did worse, particularly in secondary schools

BELPER INDEPENDENTS are leading a campaign to call on governors of Belper School to remain independent  and to stop Academisation. It would be the end of our school as we know it, with expensive uniforms, poorer education and a loss of our Belper identity.

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