
Less 'Sea Change' more troubled waters at Folkestone Academy and Turner Schools

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Saturday, 12 October 2019 23:03
posted by Ex Turner Schools Primary Teacher
If Jennie King was so good that she was recruited to become a Director of Turner Schools, how come she was first of all shuffled out of being Executive Head of Martello and Morehall to be replaced by Mrs Sowden-Mehta who insists on steering both schools into mediocrity, presumably following her all too brief career at Copperfield Academy as Peter has identified.
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Saturday, 12 October 2019 15:33
posted by Primary Academy Headteacher
Linda Pickles, Principal Primary Adviser Kent School Improvement to advise on Martello and Morehall? Has Dr Saxton not noticed the lack of improvement of KCC controlled schools, and how they tend to get better out of KCC control, as frequently demonstrated on the pages of this website. As a primary academy headteacher now thankfully out of KCC control, I do wonder what she has to offer.
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Wednesday, 09 October 2019 14:34
posted by In the Know
Also you might be interested to know that Jennie King who resigned was one of the many Executive Headteacher’s who were responsible for the Trusts two Primary Schools for a short period of time. She was previously headteacher at Willesborough Junior School for a number of years until resigning due to pressure from Kent. PETER: Thanks for this from an inside source. I have incorporated it in an update, above.
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Sunday, 06 October 2019 19:17
posted by Roger Bartlett
Peter yet again the spin doctors at Turner schools have tried to put a positive view on yet another sorry tale, they have however neglected to make any big announcement on the resignation of Carl Lygo as chair, one can only wonder what the reasons for his departure are, could he have seen the writing on the wall? there have also been other high profile departures this year, again these have happened seemingly without the need to make a video about it: PETER: Very interesting, thank you. I shall incorporate this into the article. above. t
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Sunday, 06 October 2019 17:06
posted by Saddened ex teacher
Every time I see one of your articles, Peter, on Turner Schools, I feel a faint glimmer of hope that Jo Saxton, Carl Lygo, or maybe anyone at the RSC might come out and show the slightest recognition of what a terrible mess they have made of the ‘good’ Folkestone Academy. And let’s remember the school wasn’t just good in OFSTED terms, it was popular, over-subscribed, led by an experienced and well thought of leadership team, and a school where staff felt appreciated, valued, and wanted to work hard for the students in the Folkestone Academy community. However this seems impossible.
Turner Schools churn out yet more rhetoric, trying to put more spin on what was obviously a poor decision to appoint an incredibly inexperienced leader to run one of the most difficult schools in the county. People don’t blame Mr Carroll. He was out of his depth from the start, another pawn in the Turner Schools machine. Nobody thought that this appointment would last. Was this intentional? Only the trustees will know.
Once again I feel utter despair at the situation we see still unfolding, and I hope, along with so many others, that one day soon Turner Schools will be held to account and someone will admit that they made a huge mistake giving this school to someone with such inexperience. Education is not an experiment and I feel for those students, teachers, families and support staff that have been let down by such a poor decision.
It’s time that someone admitted they were wrong. PETER: This comment needs to be widely circulated. -
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Sunday, 06 October 2019 07:28
posted by Vanessa
Peter, why not call it a 'sea change', a term often used by Turner Schools! Others have suggested 'troubled waters' should be the Turner strapline. PETER: Thanks for the suggestion - title changed to fit!
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Saturday, 05 October 2019 20:01
posted by One of the 27
Would it be going too far to suggest that Wesley's appointment was always seen as a stop gap until someone with more experience could be found, and that Seamus' appointment in April was always seen as leading to this changeover. PETER: I couldn't possibly comment.
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