ok I've namechanged for this as I don't want to get anyone into hot water.
A couple of friends (mostly via FB in the last few years since we all went back to work) are talking about applying for places at a recently opened free school for their DCs for next year. This school opened in the building of a school that closed in July due to falling pupil numbers, however the free school claims this is a temporary measure and they are looking for land to build a brand new school, this is on their website and is what the staff and governors are telling parents. But I know this isn't true, the DfE have told the school that they will be staying where they are for they foreseeable future. Do I tell what I know? I don't want to get into a thing about the rights and wrongs of free schools but I do feel that the parents are being hugely misled and if I was considering this school I would be very angry if I found out I was being lied to. I know if do I speak up at least one of my friends will not apply to this school as she doesn't like the place where it is at the moment. Also most of the 30 kids already there use the free transport and this will become unavailable or have to be paid for by parents when the funding runs out.
Should I just keep out of it? I don't want to be caught in the middle of a big political ho-ha.
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notagossip · 24/10/2013 15:28
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