Following parent discussion, a valid loint has been made.

We would like the Secretary of State and the Regional Schools Commissioner to grant us an extension to the process due to the fact that since March, we have been under restrictions that have meant information has not been properly shared, and we have been unable to have meetings with the school governors.

Additionally with Covid, people have had other things on their mind and given the ongoing situation, is it really appropriate for the academisation process to continue, for management of the school to change, when realistically what the school needs more than anything at this time is continuity.

Parents feel thar we need to start making bigger noises to those that can actively halt this.

However it is difficult when we are all under the rule of 6 which is working totally In favour of the process at the moment.

As such, the academisation process needs to be halted until such time that parents and governors can come together, to discuss and properly plan the academisation of Steyning Grammar School.