Your article about Sir John Gleed School implies that the highly paid CFBT employees, (with no local knowledge/interest, as opposed to the unpaid local governors) “expert team parachuted in” by CFBT had some influence over the latest Ofsted report.
The volunteer local governors were dismissed on November 26. The Ofsted inspection took place on December 8. I do not think the new governors were in place, or announced, before the inspection took place, so could not claim to have any influence on the outcome. Perhaps the dismissed governors should have some recognition for the progress made!
CFBT’s belated interest in SJGS, after years of neglect, may have more to do with questions asked by DFE of CFBT and MPs questions in Parliament.
It might be pertinent to ask where CFBT have spent the £3,500,000, prudently saved by SJGS for capital projects (sports hall/all weather pitch etc) now unavailable.
Chris Schofield
(Ex Governor)
