I have just commented on this excellent article from Victoria Jaquiss on John Baron's Guardian Leeds Blog
Thanks Victoria and John for being so positive about City of Leeds in the face of such scurrilous abuse from Education Leeds; I just hope that the executive board is listening and will make the right decision in April - our councillors need to support our communities now and halt the damage being done by bodies which have no interest in us as people, families and communities and care only about statistics.
About Me
- Adele Beeson
- Leeds, LS6, United Kingdom
- I live in LS6 with my partner, Andy, and my two children. My son is autistic and I have been his carer since he was 13 when he was forced to leave full time education due to the stress of coping with mainstream school. I haven't been able to work since he left school. My daughter is an artist and musician. I am so proud of them both. I have been involved in many community campaigns, including the fight for Royal Park which both my children attended and am now fighting for my daughter's school, City of Leeds. I believe that "education is the pursuit of happiness" (John Aitkenhead, Kilquhanity House School, 1910-1998 ) and that happy children learn naturally and as a matter of course. I believe that individualisation and inspiration rather than regulation and homogenisation are the best principals on which to base an effective education that includes as many children as possible from all walks of life and with the greatest variety of needs, abilities and disabilities. I believe that "small is beautiful" (EF Shumacher 1911-1977) and that the trend towards superschools in Leeds and elsewhere in the country is dehumanising education.
Protesting against the eviction at Royal Park
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