Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:55 pm Post subject: Mrs Alderson Working at Layton Primary
I was wondering if anyone from the Governing Body would like to comment about this recent development. _________________ Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
The Governing Body - or should I say the Chair of Governors - seems to very good at making accusations, but not very good at answering questions, Lisa. You must have realised that by now. _________________ EVENTUALLY THE TRUTH WILL OUT, JUSTICE WILL BE DONE.
I'm not sure we want that either Lisa. Don't forget Mrs Peacock is a governor now and remember her posts on this forum. God we don't want to sink back down to that level again. Do we really want Turner spouting ? He always got his facts totally confused - if he knew any in the first place. Mr Lomax has now left - he is one reasonable person who knew Marton and Mrs Alderson well, so we could have relied on him. But after everything that has happened I for one wouldn't believe anything coming from this governing body or head teacher. I think I'll wait for the union's statement.
Dear Lisa
I'm sorry to say but Mr Turner has told all governors that they are not allowed to post on this website. 'Human Rights' comes to mind eh. He has also told them that he is the spokesman for the governing body and is therefore the only one allowed to send letters to parents or speak to the press and basically say whatever he wants. Come on you governors out there. Can you not see what is going on here? Do you still believe everything that is being told to you. Or can you start using your own brains, open your eyes and see the light. You will be the ones who have to explain yourselves when the walls come tumbling down. Can you live with yourselves for covering up the atrocities that are going on? One can have a little sympathy with the teachers who sit back and say nothing as they fear for their jobs, but what have governors got to lose? Mr Lomax tried his best from what I hear, and you all ignored him. Mr Curtis questioned things too. Remember him? He was the governor who was thrown off the board last year. Incidentally the way this was done contravened several rules, but did that stop the LEA getting rid of him? No.
Interestingly Mrs Peacock has posted on here before. Personally I thank her for having the guts to put her opposing views on here (although they are totally misguided). But she won't post again because she's now a governor. That's a surprise isn't it? Yet another governor added to the board who is pro-management. But that couldn't be a set up could it? Things like that couldn't happen at a primary school. You'll be saying an Assistant Head got suspended for a year for no reason next!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject: Letter to Mrs Peacock
I certainly had differences of opinion with you, Mrs Peacock – but I did respect you for speaking up and posting your views on the forum. Now you are a governor you must be realising that all you believed isn’t necessarily the case. The governing body have sat back for a year, and have questioned nothing told to them by the head or chairman – if they were in fact told anything at all.
I ask you then, Mrs Peacock, to begin asking questions. I know you speak your mind and will not be afraid to speak up. If you and the governors really do care about Marton’s future you need to bring things out into the open.
You do not need to believe me or the MSAG, just simply ask some of the following questions and see what answers you get.
1. Mrs Alderson’s case clearly hasn’t gone to a tribunal or court. This would have been reported in the press. Ask why not. I believe it is because the authority knew they would not win a case but find out for yourself
2. Why, then was Mrs Alderson suspended ? I believe it was for personal reasons – not for any professional reasons, or to do with her teaching. But see if you can find the real reason.
3. Was Mrs Alderson sacked then ? I believe not, because why would another VERY RESPECTED head in Blackpool immediately employ her ?
4. How much has it cost the school for Mrs Alderson’s suspension ? You should be thinking about this because the governors really should be checking handling of finances. Remember how the Ofsted report accused the school of not providing value for money. Mrs Alderson will have been suspended on full pay – this is how the education system works so there has been the cost of nearly a year’s supply salary for another teacher.
5. An adviser was employed by the authority from Capita to attempt to build a case against Mrs Alderson. This has clearly failed. I know that Capita charge at least £700 per day for consultation – how many days has this person been in school, meeting with Mrs Coupe, or meeting with the authority over the past year. Ask how much it has cost and who is going to pay this bill.
6. Finally, we will need to wait for the press release to answer this one. But if Mrs Alderson wasn’t sacked, the case did not go to a tribunal then some sort of agreement must have been reached. There is no way that I can believe that a trade union would accept a wrongful suspension without some form of compensation. We saw the teacher in the Plymouth bullying case (reported elsewhere on this forum) receive £58 000. I think you need to ask then, what else has been spent to settle the matter and who pays ?
I accept that you were always a supporter of Mrs Coupe BUT now, as a governor, the school should come first. Find out, with the other governors, what has gone on then steps can be taken to make sure that it never happens again. If governors don't ask questions now, then what is really the point in having a governing body at all ?
In my opinion, the governors have acted atrociously in this matter.
But, I have it on very good authority that they too can be held accountable for what has happened.
Perhaps it is the governors who we should be applying pressure to to sort this matter out. They are LEGALLY accountable for their actions.....if they realise the consequencies of sitting back and ignoring all evidence of what is happening then perhaps they would not be so cavalier about these matters.
Does anyone have any information on governors legal accountability?
I have also heard that Governors can be held legally responsible for actions they have agreed/decided. And rightly so! They are shaping our children's future. The MSAG already have a lawyer looking into certain matters. Just imagine if they decided to start legal action against the Board of Governors. After all David Lund has threatened legal action against the parents several times. Far too many governors treat their roles as an additional sentence to add to their CVs. And the others probably don't know what a CV is (joke). How many of them actually actively do the job they have been elected to do? From what I have heard on the grapevine Mr Lomax tried to get the other members to listen to parents' concerns. He was obviously ignored. I am personally surprised he lasted as long as he did trying to sort things out, but good on him for trying. I know of at least 2 people who complained in writing to Mike Turner with legitimate concerns and were totally fobbed off. Mr Turner wouldn't even pass the complaints to the board of governors because they wanted to remain anonymous. This is ridiculous when Mr Turner was perfectly aware the complaints were from 'real' people with real issues to be addressed. Mr Turner has a lot to answer for. And he has to be accountable. But that doesn't diminish the responsibility of the rest of the Board of Governors. I urge the remaining Governors - especially the long established ones (you know who you are) to find out the truth. Contact members of the MSAG and they will tell you exactly what you need to know. Because the consequences might not be as simple as living with your consciences. Please pay careful attention to my signature - UNTHINKING RESPECT OF AUTHORITY IS THE GREATEST ENEMY OF THE TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!! _________________ Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
Wouldn't it be interesting if Mrs Alderson took legal action against the governing body? If a settlement has been reached as everyone is speculating she would have presumably signed an agreement to say she will take no further legal action, and everyone would think they were in the clear. I'm not so sure. What if she signed under duress, or because she was suffering from stress due to their actions over the last 18 months. This is all speculation of course. I, like most of you, don't know exactly what's going on. But what worries me more is that I truly believe the LEA and the governors don't know what's going on either. Somebody has to take the blame for the destruction of lives that has taken place over the last 18 months. All we want is for someone to stand up and say that what has been happening at Marton since September 2004 has been wrong. We then want to know what is going to be done to put it right. That's all. I for one will not rest until this happens. Yes it's great that Mrs Alderson's name has been cleared, but she was only one victim. What about the other teachers, and most of all the children?
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