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 There are plenty of people you can write to in order to voice your objections to the proposed Academy.
To save you some time I've put together a list. I recently wrote to Michael Gove and if you like you can use my letter as a template. You can download it HERE. So, get writing and let the powers that be know that there is strong parental opposition to closing St Bernard's. Here's the list: 1. Your local MP - Local MPs will only respond to their constituents so if your local MP is Conservative then it's really worthwhile writing to them.
- Michael Gove, for example, is MP for Surrey Heath so please write to him if you are one of his constituents. Email
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- Adam Afriyie, the Windsor MP was educated at the Addey and Stanhope School, a VA school. Email
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- John Randall, the Uxbridge MP was educated at Rutland House School, an independent school in Hillingdon. Email
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- I found a very useful web site the other day that you can use to contact your MP or a member of the House of Lords. Go to http://www.writetothem.com, type in your postcode and away you go! It's the sister site of http://www.theyworkforyou.com that you can use to keep track of what your MP says in parliament and search parliamentary debates.
2. Northampton Diocese - Northampton Diocese is the co-sponsor, along with Slough Council, of the proposed Academy.
- The list of people in NORES, the Northampton Diocesan Office for RE, Evangelisation, Catechesis and Schools, is here.
- I suggest Monsignor Kevin McGinnell, Episcopal Vicar for Education,
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and Mrs Frances Image, Schools Commissioner,
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3. Your local Diocese - Northampton Diocese funds St Bernard's even though only a minority of children at the school live in the Diocese.
- Please write to your local Diocese asking why they don't contributeto St Bernard's, which is the only Catholic Grammar school for miles around.
4. Slough Council - Slough Council are the co-sponsors of the proposed Academy.
- Clair Pyper, Strategic Director of Education and Children's Services, is the person to write to. Her email address is
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5. St Bernard's Chair of Governors - The chair of governors at St Bernard's is Howard McBrien. His email address is
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6. Michael Gove - No, he won't answer personally but if his civil servants keep seeing letters about St Bernard's the message may get through that there is strong parental opposition.
7. Schools Minister - Nick Gibb (Conservative) - See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8675705.stm#gove for further details.
- According to Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Gibb - Nick Gibb was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire and was educated at Bedford Modern School, Bedford, Maidstone Grammar School, Kent,
- Roundhay School, Leeds, and Thornes House School, Wakefield.
- So, he went to a grammar school himself and was born in a county that still has grammar schools. Must be worth a try!
- Email
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8. Minister of State - Sarah Teather (Liberal Democrat) 9. Junior minister - Tim Loughton (Conservative) To discuss this article, join our mailing list.
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