The Green Party of Hastings and Rye has seen the trustees of the University of Brighton Academy Trust announce in a letter to staff and parents that they do not have faith in the leadership of the Trust.
Green Council Leader Julia Hilton said:
“The Academies ‘project’ is clearly not working for Hastings.
"I have asked our MP Helena Dollimore to consider bringing an amendment to The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to allow failing academy schools to be brought back under local authority control.
"Secondary schools in Hastings are failing our children, with every one ‘requiring improvement’ according to OFSTED.
"The Green Party believes we must remove the ‘business model’ from the education system."
Julia, who is also a County Councillor, added:
“Real change would be for East Sussex County Council to establish a non-profit Local Authority Trust and transfer these now discarded schools back under an authority answerable to elected members of the county council.”
The Green Party of Hastings and Rye has sent its support to the National Education Union (NEU).
Julia added:
“Greens stood side-by-side with the NEU during this action, and we stand with their call to put the young people of Hastings and St Leonards’ educations first.”
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