Give Schools Back to Communities

[ProtectOurSchools]

I have campaigned constantly to have schools given back to communities and away from government control, they are constantly taking money back from schools, they are not in touch with the subjects our children should be learning. My daughter has never learnt about St Georges day and she is 10 years old, but she knows all about the festival of light, the pillars of islam, divali and so on....Its outrageous. My campaign has managed to gather nearly 3000 signatures in gillingham ,kent with thanks to the English De,ocrats who are activly promoting this. what do you think ?

deadbeatdad - haven't quite worked out whether your comment on my name is a criticism or a complement. I prefer to think of it as the latter.
No you can't just suddenly 'close down' 7,000 schools but we are protecting the right and making it easy for more to appear at the moment rather than winding down. Nearly twice as many people oppose the Government's plan to expand faith schooling as support it (says MORI poll). 79 per cent say separating children according to religious belief is as wrong as separating them according to colour or accent (says NOP solutions)etc. There is at least 1 non conformist christian denomination who is seriously moving towards removing their influence from education. The church including this branch made a huge and important contribution in facilitating the provision of state funded education for all but are realising that their presence in the sector now is divisive and is likely to help rather than protect against the movement away from universal state provision.
Re facilitating parents and 'communities' setting up their own schools it is likely they will pretty much be run by businesses and this could be the thin end of the wedge for the global movement away from state funding of universal provision.

I'm trying to think of English culture. What is it exactly that could be taught?

this is closet racist nonsense masquerading as 'concern'.

Who the fuck are the English Democrats? I imagine a nasty little organisation...

iirc Gary Bushell was a candidate for them in the 2005 election

this is pathetic bullying i made a point for the sake of my daughters education and learning and everyone is screaming rascism, this is typical england! i dont care if you checked the curriculam , i too have and it states she should be learning, WELL SHE IS NOT AND NIETHER ARE THE OTHER, as for paying attention she is a very clever girl and very well graded , shame bigots on here have to put a 10 year old down !!! shame on you

lol at OP

Communities show NO Interest in schools - hence no one can be arsed to be a school governonr

I repeat this one has to be a wind up. Does OP work for The Times perhaps?
If the school in question is as OP sugests flouting the National Curriculum (which certainly does include lots of English History and christian religion) then obviously this should be taken up with LEA as is probably illegal.
OP, I think it's the tone of your post that has invited the cries of racisism - Oh and dragging the 'English Democrats' in.
The point about governors is a good one - they have a fair bit of power and influence - I assume the OP has tried that route?